Where does “vuurduivel” come from?
vuurduivel (Dutch) comes from English fire devil, from English dust devil, from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
vuurduivel (Dutch): fire devil; Nickname for steam trains and steam...
Definitions
- fire devil; Nickname for steam trains and steam...
Ancestry of “vuurduivel”, step by step
vuurduivel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English fire devil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fire devil | a fire whirl |
| 2 | English | dust devil | A small atmospheric vortex appearing in clear,... |
| 3 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 4 | German | dust | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 6 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 7 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 8 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |