Where does “commandeerer” come from?
commandeerer (English) comes from English commandeer, from Afrikaans kommandeer, from Dutch commanderen, from French commander, from Middle French commander, from Old French comander, from Latin commandō, from Latin commendō — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
commandeerer (English): One who commandeers
Ancestry of “commandeerer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | commandeer | To seize for military use; To force into military... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | kommandeer | to command |
| 3 | Dutch | commanderen | to command |
| 4 | French | commander | to order |
| 5 | Middle French | commander | — |
| 6 | Old French | comander | to command, to implore; to request, to ask for;... |
| 7 | Latin | commandō | — |
| 8 | Latin | commendō | — |
| 9 | Latin | cōn- | — |
| 10 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 11 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 15 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 16 | German | kitt | — |
| 17 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 18 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 19 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 21 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |