Where does “struikrover” come from?

struikrover (Dutch) comes from Dutch struik, from Middle Dutch struuc.

struikrover (Dutch): highwayman, literally one who ambushes their...

Definitions

  1. highwayman, literally one who ambushes their...

Ancestry of “struikrover”, step by step

struikrover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch struik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstruikbush, shrub
2Middle Dutchstruuc

via Dutch rover

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroverrobber
2Middle Dutchrôvere
Every word from Middle Dutch struuc