Where does “vorstbisdom” come from?

vorstbisdom (Dutch) comes from Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorst, from Old Dutch frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic frustaz, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

vorstbisdom (Dutch): prince-bishopric; the bishopric of a prince...

Definitions

  1. prince-bishopric; the bishopric of a prince...

Ancestry of “vorstbisdom”, step by step

vorstbisdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vorst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvorstThe generic term for prince, monarch, ruler; A...
2Middle Dutchvorstfrost, icy cold
3Old Dutchfrost—
4Proto-West Germanic*frost—
5Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

via Dutch bisdom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbisdombishopric
2Middle Dutchbisdom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European prustós →
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