Where does “vlegelsman” come from?
vlegelsman (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlegel, from Middle Dutch vlegel, from Old Dutch flegil, from Proto-Germanic *flagil, from Latin flagellum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
vlegelsman (Dutch): An adult, yet knavish rogue
Definitions
- An adult, yet knavish rogue
Ancestry of “vlegelsman”, step by step
vlegelsman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vlegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vlegel | A flail, whipping implement; also in figurative... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlegel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flegil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *flagil | — |
| 5 | Latin | flagellum | whip, lash, scourge; whip for driving animals;... |
| 6 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Dutch Man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 3 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |