bezemstuiver
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbeː.zə(m)ˌstœy̯.vər/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) a stuiver (5 cent piece) depicting a bundle of arrows
- any stuiver; (figurative) an insignificant amount of money
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish bezem (broom, besom) + Dutch, Flemish stuiver (5-cent coin, coin with the value of 5 cents of a guilder).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
stuiver
Gloss
5-cent coin, coin with the value of 5 cents of a guilder
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stiver English
- stuiver English
- asbezem Dutch, Flemish
- bezem Dutch, Flemish
- bezemsteel Dutch, Flemish
- grijpstuiver Dutch, Flemish
- stuiver Dutch, Flemish
- stuiversroman Dutch, Flemish
- besem Middle Dutch
- stuver Middle Dutch
- stuyver Middle Dutch
- besem Afrikaans