Where does “steuntrekker” come from?
steuntrekker (Dutch) comes from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
steuntrekker (Dutch): someone who receives unemployment benefits
Definitions
- someone who receives unemployment benefits
Ancestry of “steuntrekker”, step by step
steuntrekker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch trekken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | trekken | to pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | trecken | to pull or draw to oneself; to go to another... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | trecken | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *trakkjan | to drag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trakjaną | to drag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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... |