Where does “schilderen” come from?
schilderen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch schilderen, from Middle Dutch schildere, from Middle Dutch -ere, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
schilderen (Dutch): to paint
Definitions
- to paint
Ancestry of “schilderen”, step by step
schilderen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch schilderen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | schilderen | to paint a shield; to paint |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schildere | shield maker; someone who paints the coat of arms... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -ere | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |