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Where does “treiteraar” come from?

treiteraar (Dutch) comes from Dutch treiteren, from Dutch treiter, from French traître, from Old French traïtor, from Latin trāditor, from Latin trādō, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus — smoke; mist, haze.

treiteraar (Dutch): a bully

Definitions

  1. a bully

Ancestry of “treiteraar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtreiterento bully, to annoy maliciously
2Dutchtreiter—
3Frenchtraîtrebetrayer, traitor; treacherous
4Old FrenchtraïtorAlternative form of traitor
5Latintrāditor—
6Latintrādō—
7Latintrāns—
8LatinPadus—
9LeponticBodincus—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
12Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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