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
- a bully
Ancestry of “treiteraar”, step by step
treiteraar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch treiteren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | treiteren | to bully, to annoy maliciously |
| 2 | Dutch | treiter | traitor |
| 3 | French | traître | betrayer, traitor; treacherous |
| 4 | Old French | traïtor | Alternative form of traitor |
| 5 | Latin | trāditor | betrayer, traitor |
| 6 | Latin | trādō | to hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide |
| 7 | Latin | trāns | across, beyond |
| 8 | Latin | Padus | the River Po |
| 9 | Lepontic | Bodincus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch aar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aar | ear; eagle; Alternative form of ader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âer | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |