Where does “verhalenvertelster” come from?
verhalenvertelster (Dutch) comes from Dutch vertelster, from Dutch ster, from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
verhalenvertelster (Dutch): female story teller
Definitions
- female story teller
Ancestry of “verhalenvertelster”, step by step
verhalenvertelster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vertelster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vertelster | female narrator |
| 2 | Dutch | ster | star; any luminous astronomical or meteorological... |
| 3 | French | étoile | star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a... |
| 4 | Middle French | estoile | star |
| 5 | Old French | estoile | star |
| 6 | Latin | stēla | column, pillar |
| 7 | Latin | stēlla | a star; a constellation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stērolā | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |