Where does “vuurtorenwachter” come from?

vuurtorenwachter (Dutch) comes from Dutch vuurtoren, from Dutch toren, from Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French Tur, from Latin Turris, from Ancient Greek τύρρις, from Ancient Greek τύρσις — tower, bastion.

vuurtorenwachter (Dutch): lighthouse keeper

Definitions

  1. lighthouse keeper

Ancestry of “vuurtorenwachter”, step by step

vuurtorenwachter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vuurtoren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuurtorena lighthouse; a 250 guilder banknote; a redhead,...
2Dutchtorentower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine
3Middle Dutchtorre
4Old Dutchturn
5Old FrenchTur
6LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
7Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
8Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion

via Dutch wachter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwachterA guard, a sentinel; One who waits
2Middle Dutchwachter
Every word from Ancient Greek τύρσιςEvery word from Ancient Greek τύρριςEvery word from Latin Turris