Where does “roestplaats” come from?
roestplaats (Dutch) comes from Dutch roesten, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
roestplaats (Dutch): roost
Definitions
- roost
Ancestry of “roestplaats”, step by step
roestplaats traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch roesten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | roesten | to rust; to roost |
| 2 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 4 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch plaats
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | plaats | place, position; A settlement; a town, city,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | plāetse | courtyard, place |
| 3 | Old French | place | place; location |
| 4 | Latin | platēa | broad way, street |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πλατεῖα | feminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |