Where does “zaterdagsmorgens” come from?
zaterdagsmorgens (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaterdag, from Middle Dutch saterdach, from Proto-Germanic *Sāturnas dag, from Latin dies Saturni, from Sanskrit शनिवार, from Sanskrit वार, from Sanskrit वर, from Sanskrit वीर — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
zaterdagsmorgens (Dutch): Saturday morning
Definitions
- Saturday morning
Ancestry of “zaterdagsmorgens”, step by step
zaterdagsmorgens traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zaterdag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zaterdag | Saturday |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | saterdach | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *Sāturnas dag | — |
| 4 | Latin | dies Saturni | day of Saturn |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शनिवार | of the planet Saturn |
| 6 | Sanskrit | वार | Alternative form of वाल; keeping back,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | वर | "environing", "enclosing", circumference, space,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | वीर | man, especially a brave or eminent man, hero,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wīrás | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Dutch morgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | morgen | tomorrow; morning; Clipping of goedemorgen |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | morgen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | morgan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | murganaz | Alternative form of *murginaz; morning |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥kéno | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥Hko | to blink, twinkle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |