Where does “uitwisselingsstudent” come from?

uitwisselingsstudent (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitwisseling, from Dutch uitwisselen, from Dutch uit, from Middle Dutch uut, from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

uitwisselingsstudent (Dutch): exchange student

Definitions

  1. exchange student

Ancestry of “uitwisselingsstudent”, step by step

uitwisselingsstudent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch uitwisseling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchuitwisselingexchange
2Dutchuitwisselento exchange
3Dutchuitout, from the inside to the outside; out, off;...
4Middle Dutchuut
5Old Dutchūtoutside
6Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
7Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Dutch student

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstudenta student at an institute for academic tertiary education
2Latinstudēnsdedicating myself (to), directing my efforts or attention (to)
3Latinstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European údEvery word from Proto-Germanic ūtEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *ūt
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