Where does “empolder” come from?

empolder (English) comes from English polder, from Dutch polder, from Middle Dutch polre, from Old Dutch polra, from Old Dutch polla — A low ground elevation.

empolder (English): To construct polders in order to drain land

Definitions

  1. To construct polders in order to drain land

Ancestry of “empolder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolderAn area of ground reclaimed from a sea or lake by...
2Dutchpolderpolder land reclaimed from a body of water and enclosed by dykes
3Middle Dutchpolre—
4Old Dutchpolra—
5Old DutchpollaA low ground elevation
Every word from Old Dutch polla →Every word from Old Dutch polra →Every word from Middle Dutch polre →