Where does “terstond” come from?
terstond (Dutch) comes from Dutch ter, from Dutch der, from Dutch daar, from Middle Dutch dâer, from Old Dutch thār, from Proto-West Germanic þār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar- — this; that.
terstond (Dutch): immediately, at once
Definitions
- immediately, at once
Ancestry of “terstond”, step by step
terstond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ter | at/on the |
| 2 | Dutch | der | there; genitive singular feminine of de; of the;... |
| 3 | Dutch | daar | there; that; since |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dâer | Demonstrative uses |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thār | there |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Dutch stond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stond | time; point in time, moment; age, epoch; hour |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stonde | first/third-person singular past subjunctive of... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stunda | time, while |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stundu | period of time, hour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stundō | mark, marker; point in time; period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stut- | prop |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stā- | to stand, place |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |