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
- lighthouse keeper
Ancestry of “vuurtorenwachter”, step by step
vuurtorenwachter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vuurtoren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vuurtoren | a lighthouse; a 250 guilder banknote; a redhead,... |
| 2 | Dutch | toren | tower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | torre | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | turn | — |
| 5 | Old French | Tur | — |
| 6 | Latin | Turris | A river of Venetia, now called Torre |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύρρις | tower, walled city |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύρσις | tower, bastion |