Where does “Middelzee” come from?
Middelzee (Dutch) comes from Dutch middel, from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
Middelzee (Dutch): the estuary of the river Boorne, which until the High Middle Ages separated the Westergoa and Eastergoa regions of Friesland
Definitions
- the estuary of the river Boorne, which until the High Middle Ages separated the Westergoa and Eastergoa regions of Friesland
Ancestry of “Middelzee”, step by step
Middelzee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | middel | means; medicine, cure; waist |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |