Where does “Holender” come from?
Holender (Polish) comes from Polish cholera, from Latin cholera, from Ancient Greek χολέρα, from Ancient Greek χολή, from Proto-Hellenic kʰolā́, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰolh₃-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Holender (Polish): Dutchman
Definitions
- Dutchman
Ancestry of “Holender”, step by step
Holender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish cholera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | cholera | cholera; damn! |
| 2 | Latin | cholera | cholera |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χολέρα | cholera, a disease in which the humors of the... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χολή | gall, bile; gall bladder; bitterness, wrath,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kʰolā́ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰolh₃-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via German Holländer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Holländer | person from Holland; a Dutch person; Clipping of... |
| 2 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 3 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |