Where does “randfiguur” come from?

randfiguur (Dutch) comes from Dutch figuur, from Middle Dutch figure, from Old French figure, from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

randfiguur (Dutch): outsider, marginal person

Definitions

  1. outsider, marginal person

Ancestry of “randfiguur”, step by step

randfiguur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch figuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfiguurfigure
2Middle Dutchfigure—
3Old Frenchfigure—
4Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
5Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

via Dutch rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrandedge, brink, rim
2Middle Dutchrant—
3Old Dutchrant—
4Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
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