Where does “vioolbouwer” come from?
vioolbouwer (Dutch) comes from Dutch viool, from Middle Dutch viole, from Old French violette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
vioolbouwer (Dutch): violin maker
Definitions
- violin maker
Ancestry of “vioolbouwer”, step by step
vioolbouwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch viool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | viool | A violin, a popular musical string instrument of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | viole | — |
| 3 | Old French | violette | violet |
| 4 | Old French | -ette | Alternative form of -ete |
| 5 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Dutch bouwer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bouwer | builder; Alternative form of boer |
| 2 | Dutch | bouwen | to build, to construct; to cultivate, to till |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bouwen | to build, to found; to till, to work; to inhabit,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | buwan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |