Where does “Oranje” come from?

Oranje (English) comes from Dutch Oranje, from Middle Dutch arance, from Old French Orenge, from Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō.

Oranje (English): the Netherlands national football team

Definitions

  1. the Netherlands national football team

Ancestry of “Oranje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchOranjea member of the Dutch royal family
2Middle Dutcharance—
3Old FrenchOrengeorange
4LatinAurasica—
5LatinAurasiō—
Every word from Latin Aurasiō →Every word from Latin Aurasica →Every word from Old French Orenge →