Where does “stierengevecht” come from?

stierengevecht (Dutch) comes from Dutch Stier, from Middle Dutch stier, from Old Dutch stier, from Proto-Germanic steuraz, from Proto-Indo-European táwros — wild bull, aurochs.

stierengevecht (Dutch): bullfight

Definitions

  1. bullfight

Ancestry of “stierengevecht”, step by step

stierengevecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Stier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchStierTaurus
2Middle Dutchstier—
3Old DutchstierA bull
4Proto-Germanicsteurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs

via Dutch gevecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevechtfight, struggle, battle
2Middle Dutchgevecht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European táwros →Every word from Proto-Germanic steuraz →Every word from Old Dutch stier →