Where does “schrijfster” come from?
schrijfster (Dutch) comes from Dutch -ster, from Middle Dutch -ster.
schrijfster (Dutch): female writer
Ancestry of “schrijfster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | -ster | female equivalent of -er |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | -ster | — |
Words derived from “schrijfster”