Where does “ziekentrooster” come from?
ziekentrooster (Dutch) comes from Dutch troosten, from Middle Dutch trôosten, from Old Dutch trōsten, from Proto-West Germanic *traustijan, from Proto-Germanic traustijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
ziekentrooster (Dutch): a low-ranking Reformed cleric who provided pastoral care and catechism, said public prayers and was allowed to read but not write sermons
Definitions
- a low-ranking Reformed cleric who provided pastoral care and catechism, said public prayers and was allowed to read but not write sermons
Ancestry of “ziekentrooster”, step by step
ziekentrooster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch troosten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | troosten | to comfort, console, solace |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | trôosten | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | trōsten | to console, to comfort |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *traustijan | to strengthen |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | traustijaną | to make strong, make reliable; to comfort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |