poortwachter
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈpoːrtˌʋɑx.tər/
noun
Definitions
- gatekeeper, one who guards a gate
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch portwachter compound from Dutch, Flemish poort (gate) + Dutch, Flemish wachter (guard, warden, watchman).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
wachter
Gloss
guard, warden, watchman
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- achterpoort Dutch, Flemish
- boswachter Dutch, Flemish
- brugwachter Dutch, Flemish
- fabriekspoort Dutch, Flemish
- koewachter Dutch, Flemish
- patrijspoort Dutch, Flemish
- poort Dutch, Flemish
- poorter Dutch, Flemish
- poortgebouw Dutch, Flemish
- stadspoort Dutch, Flemish
- stokwachter Dutch, Flemish
- tempelwachter Dutch, Flemish
- toegangspoort Dutch, Flemish
- valpoort Dutch, Flemish
- veldwachter Dutch, Flemish
- vuurtorenwachter Dutch, Flemish
- wachten Dutch, Flemish
- wachter Dutch, Flemish
- porte Middle Dutch
- portwachter Middle Dutch
- wachter Middle Dutch