Where does “toneelschrijver” come from?

toneelschrijver (Dutch) comes from Dutch toneel, from Middle Dutch tineel, from Old French tinel.

toneelschrijver (Dutch): playwright

Definitions

  1. playwright

Ancestry of “toneelschrijver”, step by step

toneelschrijver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toneel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoneelstage, scene, place for a performance in front of...
2Middle Dutchtineel—
3Old Frenchtinel—

via Dutch schrijver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschrijverwriter, author; scribe, clerk
2Middle Dutchschriver—
Every word from Old French tinel →Every word from Middle Dutch tineel →Every word from Dutch toneel →