Where does “vrijdagmiddagborrel” come from?
vrijdagmiddagborrel (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrijdagmiddag, from Dutch vrijdag, from Middle Dutch vrīdach, from Old Saxon frīadag, from Proto-Germanic *Frījā dag, from Latin dīēs Veneris, from Latin Veneris.
Ancestry of “vrijdagmiddagborrel”, step by step
vrijdagmiddagborrel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vrijdagmiddag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vrijdagmiddag | Friday afternoon |
| 2 | Dutch | vrijdag | Friday |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vrīdach | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | frīadag | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *Frījā dag | — |
| 6 | Latin | dīēs Veneris | Friday |
| 7 | Latin | Veneris | — |