Where does “siervuurwerk” come from?
siervuurwerk (Dutch) comes from Dutch vuurwerk, from German Feuerwerk, from German Werk, from Middle High German werch, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom — to make.
siervuurwerk (Dutch): fireworks that primarily create visual displays
Definitions
- fireworks that primarily create visual displays
Ancestry of “siervuurwerk”, step by step
siervuurwerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vuurwerk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vuurwerk | fireworks; military ordnance, in particular... |
| 2 | German | Feuerwerk | fireworks |
| 3 | German | Werk | work, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,... |
| 4 | Middle High German | werch | — |
| 5 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Dutch sier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sier | decoration; reception, welcome |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | siere | inflection of sijn: ## feminine genitive/dative... |
| 3 | Old French | chiere | face; oblique/nominative feminine singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | cara | nominative feminine singular of cārus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | cārus | dear, beloved |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kāros | dear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kéh₂ros | loved; dear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂- | to desire, wish |