Where does “steunfonds” come from?
steunfonds (Dutch) comes from Dutch steun, from Dutch steunen, from Middle Dutch stōnen, from Old Dutch stonōn, from Proto-West Germanic stunōn, from Proto-Germanic stunōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tenh₂- — to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to...
steunfonds (Dutch): a support fund: fund to give material of immaterial support to certain groups
Definitions
- a support fund: fund to give material of immaterial support to certain groups
Ancestry of “steunfonds”, step by step
steunfonds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch steun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | steun | support; backup; dole, unemployment benefit |
| 2 | Dutch | steunen | to support, keep up, back up, assist; to rest, be... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stōnen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stonōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stunōn | to rumble, groan; to thunder, crash, make a loud... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stunōną | to make a loud sound; crash; to thunder, rumble;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tenh₂- | to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to... |