Where does “rockfestival” come from?
rockfestival (Dutch) comes from Dutch rock, from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi — on, onto.
rockfestival (Dutch): rock festival
Definitions
- rock festival
Ancestry of “rockfestival”, step by step
rockfestival traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rock | rock style of music |
| 2 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 3 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 4 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 5 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 6 | Old English | ond | and |
| 7 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch festival
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | festival | A festival |
| 2 | English | festival | Pertaining to a feast or feast-day; An event or... |
| 3 | Old French | festival | — |
| 4 | Latin | fēstīvālis | Of or pertaining to a festival |
| 5 | Latin | fēstīvus | lively, festive, joyous, gay, merry |
| 6 | Latin | -īvus | Adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |