Where does “Amsterdamerin” come from?
Amsterdamerin (German) comes from German Amsterdamer, from German Amsterdam, from Dutch Amsterdam, from Middle Dutch Aemstelredam, from Dutch dam, from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama, from French dame — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Amsterdamerin (German): a female native or inhabitant of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Definitions
- a female native or inhabitant of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Ancestry of “Amsterdamerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amsterdamer | a native or inhabitant of Amsterdam; from, of, or... |
| 2 | German | Amsterdam | — |
| 3 | Dutch | Amsterdam | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | Aemstelredam | — |
| 5 | Dutch | dam | dam; king |
| 6 | Middle French | dame | dame, double checkers piece |
| 7 | Spanish | dama | lady, dame; queen |
| 8 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 9 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 10 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 11 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 12 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 13 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 14 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |