Where does “weverskaarde” come from?
weverskaarde (Dutch) comes from Middle English wever, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “weverskaarde”, step by step
weverskaarde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English wever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wever | A weaver; a person who weaves as a job; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch kaarde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaarde | — |