Where does “speurder” come from?
speurder (Dutch) comes from Dutch speuren, from Middle Dutch spueren, from Old Dutch spurien, from Proto-Germanic spurjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
speurder (Dutch): detective, investigator
Definitions
- detective, investigator
Ancestry of “speurder”, step by step
speurder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch speuren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | speuren | to search thoroughly |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spueren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spurien | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spurjaną | to feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |