Etymology Explorer › Dutch

Where does “wieleraar” come from?

wieleraar (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.

wieleraar (Dutch): cyclist, especially a race cyclist

Definitions

  1. cyclist, especially a race cyclist

Ancestry of “wieleraar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwielerento cycle, to ride a bicycle
2Dutchwielerbicycle
3Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
4Old Dutch-āri—
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →