Where does “stadtholdership” come from?
stadtholdership (English) comes from English stadtholder, from Dutch stadhouder, from Dutch houder, from Dutch houden, from Middle Dutch houden, from Old Dutch haldan, from Proto-West Germanic haldan, from Proto-Germanic haldaną — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.
stadtholdership (English): The office or rank of a stadtholder
Definitions
- The office or rank of a stadtholder
Ancestry of “stadtholdership”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stadtholder | The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary... |
| 2 | Dutch | stadhouder | stadtholder |
| 3 | Dutch | houder | holder, bearer; cradle |
| 4 | Dutch | houden | to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | houden | to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | haldan | to hold, to keep |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haldan | to hold; to keep |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |