Where does “spijtmoeder” come from?
spijtmoeder (Dutch) comes from Dutch spijt, from Middle Dutch despijt, from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectus, from Latin dēspiciō, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.
spijtmoeder (Dutch): mother who regrets having children
Definitions
- mother who regrets having children
Ancestry of “spijtmoeder”, step by step
spijtmoeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spijt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spijt | regret |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | despijt | — |
| 3 | Old French | despit | — |
| 4 | Latin | dēspectus | disdained, despised |
| 5 | Latin | dēspiciō | to look down upon |
| 6 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |