Where does “Waterlandian” come from?
Waterlandian (English) comes from English Waterland, from Dutch Waterland, from Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz — bright; to shine; to see.
Waterlandian (English): One of a group of Dutch Anabaptists who separated...
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- One of a group of Dutch Anabaptists who separated...
Ancestry of “Waterlandian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Waterland | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Waterland | a region in North Holland, encompassing the municipalities Waterland, Landsmeer and parts of Purmerend, Edam-Volendam and Amsterdam-Noord, to the east of Zaandam and mostly to the north of Amsterdam, bordering the IJsselmeer |
| 3 | Dutch | water | water; body of water; bodily fluid |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wāter | water |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | loo | sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |