Where does “volksvertegenwoordiger” come from?
volksvertegenwoordiger (Dutch) comes from Dutch vertegenwoordiger, from Dutch vertegenwoordigen, from Dutch tegenwoordig, from Dutch tegen, from Middle Dutch tegen, from Middle Dutch te, from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
volksvertegenwoordiger (Dutch): representative of the people, somebody who has...
Definitions
- representative of the people, somebody who has...
Ancestry of “volksvertegenwoordiger”, step by step
volksvertegenwoordiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vertegenwoordiger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vertegenwoordiger | representative |
| 2 | Dutch | vertegenwoordigen | to represent |
| 3 | Dutch | tegenwoordig | present, current; nowadays, presently |
| 4 | Dutch | tegen | against; to, towards |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | tegen | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 7 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Dutch volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volk | people, nation; tribe; folk, the common people,... |
| 2 | Dutch | tuin | garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tuun | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tūn | fence |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |