Where does “stellingenoorlog” come from?

stellingenoorlog (Dutch) comes from Dutch oorlog, from Middle Dutch orloge, from Old Dutch urlage.

stellingenoorlog (Dutch): war of position, positional war

Definitions

  1. war of position, positional war

Ancestry of “stellingenoorlog”, step by step

stellingenoorlog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oorlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogwar
2Middle Dutchorloge—
3Old Dutchurlage—

via Dutch stelling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstellingposition, configuration; thesis, contention;...
2Middle Dutchstellinge—
Every word from Old Dutch urlage →