Where does “studiebeurs” come from?
studiebeurs (Dutch) comes from Dutch studie, from Middle Dutch studie, from Old French estudie, from Latin studium, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
studiebeurs (Dutch): scholarship, grant as study allowance to a...
Definitions
- scholarship, grant as study allowance to a...
Ancestry of “studiebeurs”, step by step
studiebeurs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch studie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | studie | the activity of studying mental effort to learn or acquire knowledge |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | studie | — |
| 3 | Old French | estudie | study |
| 4 | Latin | studium | study; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
via Dutch beurs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beurs | A purse, both as object or capital; Various... |
| 2 | French | bourse | purse; money; financial grant |
| 3 | Italian | borsa | bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,... |
| 4 | Latin | bursa | oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |