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Where does “wielrenster” come from?

wielrenster (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.

wielrenster (Dutch): female cyclist

Definitions

  1. female cyclist

Ancestry of “wielrenster”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wielrenster”

  • baanwielrenster
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →