Where does “rommelmarkt” come from?
rommelmarkt (Dutch) comes from Dutch rommel, from Dutch rommelen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
rommelmarkt (Dutch): flea market
Definitions
- flea market
Ancestry of “rommelmarkt”, step by step
rommelmarkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rommel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rommel | trash, garbage, rubbish; junk, low-quality stuff;... |
| 2 | Dutch | rommelen | to mess around, fiddle; to rumble |
| 3 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch markt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | markt | A physical market place, usually a public square;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | market | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | markat | — |
| 4 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |