Where does “waardin” come from?
waardin (Dutch) comes from Afrikaans lug, from Dutch lucht, from Middle Dutch lucht, from Old Dutch luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
waardin (Dutch): A female innkeeper; A wife of the innkeeper; A...
Definitions
- A female innkeeper; A wife of the innkeeper; A...
Ancestry of “waardin”, step by step
waardin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans lug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | lug | air |
| 2 | Dutch | lucht | air; sky; odour, smell |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lucht | air; sky; smell, odour |
| 4 | Old Dutch | luft | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via Middle Dutch werdinne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | werdinne | — |