Where does “uitdager” come from?
uitdager (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitdagen, from Dutch dagen, from Dutch dag, from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
uitdager (Dutch): challenger
Definitions
- challenger
Ancestry of “uitdager”, step by step
uitdager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch uitdagen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uitdagen | to challenge |
| 2 | Dutch | dagen | to dawn; to light, illuminate, color by lighting;... |
| 3 | Dutch | dag | day; daytime; ! |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dach | day |
| 5 | Old Dutch | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |