Where does “strijdbijl” come from?
strijdbijl (Dutch) comes from Dutch bijl, from Middle Dutch bile, from Frankish billi, from Proto-Germanic bilją, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
strijdbijl (Dutch): battle axe
Definitions
- battle axe
Ancestry of “strijdbijl”, step by step
strijdbijl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bijl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bijl | axe |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bile | — |
| 3 | Frankish | billi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bilją | a cutting implement; blade; axe; sword; spike;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |