Where does “tyfuslijder” come from?
tyfuslijder (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijder, from Dutch lijden, from Middle Dutch liden, from Old Dutch līthan, from Proto-West Germanic līþan, from Proto-Germanic līþaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
tyfuslijder (Dutch): typhus sufferer
Definitions
- typhus sufferer
Ancestry of “tyfuslijder”, step by step
tyfuslijder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lijder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijder | sufferer |
| 2 | Dutch | lijden | to undergo; to suffer; suffering |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | liden | to go, to pass; to pass by, to go by; to pass, to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | līthan | to go, sail |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | līþan | to go, to pass; to suffer loss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līþaną | to go; pass; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Dutch tyfus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tyfus | term used for typhus and typhoid fever; shit!... |
| 2 | New Latin | tȳphus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τῦφος | a kind of fever; delusion, vanity; nonsense |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύφω | to smoke, fill with smoke; to consume in smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dhubh- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dheu- | scatter like dust |