Where does “verzetsstrijder” come from?
verzetsstrijder (Dutch) comes from Dutch strijder, from Dutch strijden, from Middle Dutch striden, from Old Dutch strīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
verzetsstrijder (Dutch): member of the resistance, resistance fighter, chiefly in relation to the resistance against the Axis powers in occupied countries during the Second World War
Definitions
- member of the resistance, resistance fighter, chiefly in relation to the resistance against the Axis powers in occupied countries during the Second World War
Ancestry of “verzetsstrijder”, step by step
verzetsstrijder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch strijder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | strijder | fighter |
| 2 | Dutch | strijden | to fight |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | striden | to fight, to battle; to counter, to resist |
| 4 | Old Dutch | strīdan | to fight, to battle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *strīdan | to stand upright |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
via Dutch verzet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verzet | resistance; resistance movement; a diversion, an... |