Where does “verjaardagsfeest” come from?
verjaardagsfeest (Dutch) comes from Dutch verjaardag, from Dutch verjaren, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz — to cut, cut off, sever.
verjaardagsfeest (Dutch): birthday party
Definitions
- birthday party
Ancestry of “verjaardagsfeest”, step by step
verjaardagsfeest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verjaardag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verjaardag | birthday |
| 2 | Dutch | verjaren | to have one's birthday; become expired due to a... |
| 3 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 4 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Dutch feest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | feest | party; feast; celebration |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | fêeste | feast, holiday |
| 3 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 4 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 6 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 7 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |