Where does “Transvaaler” come from?
Transvaaler (English) comes from English Transvaal, from Afrikaans vaal, from Dutch vaal, from Middle Dutch vāle, from Old Dutch falo, from Frankish falu, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós — pale, gray.
Transvaaler (English): A person from the Transvaal
Definitions
- A person from the Transvaal
Ancestry of “Transvaaler”, step by step
Transvaaler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Transvaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Transvaal | — |
| 2 | Afrikaans | vaal | sallow, pallid, pale, light |
| 3 | Dutch | vaal | sallow, pallid; pale, light |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vāle | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | falo | gray, fallow |
| 6 | Frankish | falu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | falwaz | pale, gray, fallow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |