Etymology Explorer › English

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

Definitions

  1. One who commandeers

Ancestry of “commandeerer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcommandeerTo seize for military use; To force into military...
2Afrikaanskommandeerto command
3Dutchcommanderento command
4Frenchcommanderto order
5Middle Frenchcommander—
6Old Frenchcomanderto command, to implore; to request, to ask for;...
7Latincommandō—
8Latincommendō—
9Latincōn-—
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt—
16Germankitt—
17Old High Germankuti—
18Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
19Proto-Germanickweduzresin
20Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
21Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →