Where does “toeristenval” come from?

toeristenval (Dutch) comes from Dutch val, from Middle Dutch valle.

toeristenval (Dutch): tourist trap

Definitions

  1. tourist trap

Ancestry of “toeristenval”, step by step

toeristenval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvalA fall; A downfall, demise; A case
2Middle Dutchvalle

via English tourist trap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtourist trapAn establishment, such as a shop or display, where tourists are encouraged to spend money on goods or services not necessarily of good value
Every word from Middle Dutch valle
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