Where does “Flying Dutchman” come from?
Flying Dutchman (English) comes from English Dutchman, from Middle English Ducheman, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
Flying Dutchman (English): A ship similar to the Flying Dutchman; a ghost...
Definitions
- A ship similar to the Flying Dutchman; a ghost...
Ancestry of “Flying Dutchman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Dutchman | A Dutch man; a man from the Netherlands; A man of... |
| 2 | Middle English | Ducheman | — |
| 3 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |