Where does “schrijfster” come from?

schrijfster (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ster, from Middle Dutch -ster.

schrijfster (Dutch): female writer

Definitions

  1. female writer

Ancestry of “schrijfster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-sterfemale equivalent of -er
2Middle Dutch-ster

Words derived from “schrijfster

Every word from Middle Dutch -sterEvery word from Dutch -ster
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