Where does “vechtster” come from?
vechtster (Dutch) comes from Dutch ster, from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
vechtster (Dutch): female fighter
Definitions
- female fighter
Ancestry of “vechtster”, step by step
vechtster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ster | star; any luminous astronomical or meteorological... |
| 2 | French | étoile | star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | estoile | star |
| 4 | Old French | estoile | star |
| 5 | Latin | stēla | column, pillar |
| 6 | Latin | stēlla | a star; a constellation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stērolā | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |