Where does “zadel” come from?
zadel (Dutch) comes from Middle Low German sēdel, from Medieval Latin cedula, from Latin schedula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
zadel (Dutch): saddle
Definitions
- saddle
Ancestry of “zadel”, step by step
zadel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German sēdel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | sēdel | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | cedula | Alternative form of schedula |
| 3 | Latin | schedula | leaf of paper |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |