Where does “wortelboommoeras” come from?
wortelboommoeras (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans wortelboom, from Afrikaans boom, from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz — smoke; mist, haze.
wortelboommoeras (Afrikaans): mangal; a mangrove swamp
Definitions
- mangal; a mangrove swamp
Ancestry of “wortelboommoeras”, step by step
wortelboommoeras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans wortelboom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | wortelboom | mangrove |
| 2 | Afrikaans | boom | tree |
| 3 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 4 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 7 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch moeras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | moeras | swamp, morass |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | marasch | marsh |
| 3 | Old French | mareis | marsh |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | mariscus | Alternative form of mariscos |
| 5 | Frankish | marisk | marsh, swamp; lake-like, marshy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |