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Where does “rozenhout” come from?

rozenhout (Dutch) comes from Dutch roos, from Middle Dutch rōse, from Middle French rose, from Old French rosé, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rozenhout (Dutch): rosewood

Definitions

  1. rosewood

Ancestry of “rozenhout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroosrose, ornamental plant of the genus "Rosa"; rose,...
2Middle Dutchrōse—
3Middle Frenchrose—
4Old Frenchrosé—
5LatinRosa—
6Ancient Greekῥόδονrose; 423 BCE, Aristophanes, The Clouds :ῥόδα μ’...
7Old Persianwurdiflower
8Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “rozenhout”

  • rozenhouten
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