Where does “vlooienmarkt” come from?
vlooienmarkt (Dutch) comes from Dutch markt, from Middle Dutch market, from Old Dutch markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
vlooienmarkt (Dutch): flea market, an outdoor market for trading...
Definitions
- flea market, an outdoor market for trading...
Ancestry of “vlooienmarkt”, step by step
vlooienmarkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch markt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | markt | A physical market place, usually a public square;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | market | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | markat | — |
| 4 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |