Where does “wielenaar” come from?
wielenaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch wieleren, from Dutch wieler, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
wielenaar (Dutch): cyclist
Ancestry of “wielenaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wieleren | to cycle, to ride a bicycle |
| 2 | Dutch | wieler | bicycle |
| 3 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |