Where does “zondagsrijder” come from?
zondagsrijder (Dutch) comes from Dutch zondag, from Middle Dutch sondach, from Old Dutch sunnadag, from Proto-Germanic *Sunnōn dag, from Latin dies Solis, from Latin sōl, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
zondagsrijder (Dutch): a Sunday driver, inexperienced at the wheel and hence either slow or prone to accident
Definitions
- a Sunday driver, inexperienced at the wheel and hence either slow or prone to accident
Ancestry of “zondagsrijder”, step by step
zondagsrijder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zondag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zondag | Sunday |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sondach | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sunnadag | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Sunnōn dag | — |
| 5 | Latin | dies Solis | sun's day |
| 6 | Latin | sōl | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |