Where does “sportvereniging” come from?
sportvereniging (Dutch) comes from Dutch sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
sportvereniging (Dutch): sports club
Definitions
- sports club
Ancestry of “sportvereniging”, step by step
sportvereniging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sport | A sport; sports; rung, step on a ladder |
| 2 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 3 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 4 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 5 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 6 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 7 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Dutch vereniging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vereniging | association; unification; union |
| 2 | Dutch | -ing | Creates action nouns referring to the performance... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -inge | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -inga | — |