Where does “waarnaartoe” come from?
waarnaartoe (Dutch) comes from Dutch naartoe, from Dutch naar, from German narr, from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris, from Latin nasus — nose, nostril.
waarnaartoe (Dutch): to where, whither
Definitions
- to where, whither
Ancestry of “waarnaartoe”, step by step
waarnaartoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch naartoe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | naartoe | — |
| 2 | Dutch | naar | to, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose... |
| 3 | German | narr | fool a person being stupid or oblivious to facts |
| 4 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 5 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 7 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 8 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
via Dutch waar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | waar | where, in which place; where, the place that;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāer | where, in which place |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wār | true |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |