Where does “tweelingbroeder” come from?
tweelingbroeder (Dutch) comes from Dutch tweeling, from Middle Dutch twiling, from Old Dutch twinling, from Proto-Germanic twinilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
tweelingbroeder (Dutch): twin brother
Definitions
- twin brother
Ancestry of “tweelingbroeder”, step by step
tweelingbroeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tweeling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tweeling | A pair of twins; said of people and other... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | twiling | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | twinling | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | twinilingaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ilingaz | Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |