Where does “vergadertijger” come from?
vergadertijger (Dutch) comes from Dutch tijger, from Middle Dutch tiger, from Old French tigre, from Latin tīgris, from Ancient Greek Τίγρις, from Old Persian 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠, from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼, from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 — as fast as an arrow.
vergadertijger (Dutch): A person who often and habitually attends...
Definitions
- A person who often and habitually attends...
Ancestry of “vergadertijger”, step by step
vergadertijger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tijger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tijger | A tiger, "Panthera tigris"; A jaguar, "Panthera... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tiger | tiger |
| 3 | Old French | tigre | tiger; tigress |
| 4 | Latin | tīgris | tiger |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Τίγρις | tiger |
| 6 | Old Persian | 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠 | Tigris |
| 7 | Akkadian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | — |
| 8 | Sumerian | 𒀀𒇉𒈦𒄘𒃼 | as fast as an arrow |
via Dutch vergaderen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vergaderen | to gather, to meet, to assemble |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vergaderen | — |