Where does “stortbad” come from?
stortbad (Dutch) comes from Dutch storten, from Middle Dutch sterten, from Old Dutch sturten, from Proto-West Germanic sturtijan, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
stortbad (Dutch): shower; a flush of water; disillusion
Definitions
- shower; a flush of water; disillusion
Ancestry of “stortbad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | storten | to dump, to deposit; to plummet; to deposit into... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sterten | to rush, fall, collapse |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sturten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sturtijan | to fall down, tumble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |