English
Westerkwartier
Westerkwartier comes from Dutch Westerkwartier, from kwartier ‘quarter, neighborhood’, and ultimately from Latin quārtus ‘fourth’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquārtus‘fourth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquartārius‘quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400quartier
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form
- Dutchc. 1500–presentkwartier‘quarter, neighborhood’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentWesterkwartier
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEquārtus‘fourth’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEquartārius‘quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400quartier
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500same form
- Dutchc. 1500–presentkwartier‘quarter, neighborhood’
- Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentWesterkwartier
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin quārtus ‘fourth’
through Latin quartārius ‘quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure…’
Today it means
name A municipality of Groningen, Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin quārtus / Westerkwartier