Where does “weldoenster” come from?

weldoenster (Dutch) comes from Dutch ster, from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

weldoenster (Dutch): benefactor

Definitions

  1. benefactor

Ancestry of “weldoenster”, step by step

weldoenster traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsterstar; any luminous astronomical or meteorological...
2Frenchétoilestar; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a...
3Middle Frenchestoilestar
4Old Frenchestoilestar
5Latinstēlacolumn, pillar
6Latinstēllaa star; a constellation
7Proto-Italicstērolāstar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch doen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoento do; to put; to cause to, to make
2Middle Dutchdoento do; to cause; to put, to place
3Old Dutchduonto do; to put, to place
4Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Dutch wel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwelThe opposite of not; no less than, as much as, as...
2Middle Dutchwelwell
3Old Dutchwela
4Proto-Germanic*wela
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-