Where does “strijdster” come from?
strijdster (Dutch) comes from Dutch ster, from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
strijdster (Dutch): fighter
Definitions
- fighter
Ancestry of “strijdster”, step by step
strijdster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ster | star; any luminous astronomical or meteorological... |
| 2 | French | étoile | star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | estoile | star |
| 4 | Old French | estoile | star |
| 5 | Latin | stēla | column, pillar |
| 6 | Latin | stēlla | a star; a constellation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stērolā | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Dutch strijden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | strijden | to fight |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | striden | to fight, to battle; to counter, to resist |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strīdan | to fight, to battle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *strīdan | to stand upright |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |