Where does “Moffrika” come from?
Moffrika (Dutch) comes from Dutch mof, from Dutch moffel, from Middle French moufle, from Old French mofle, from Medieval Latin muffula, from Frankish molfell, from Middle High German mol, from Old High German mol — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Moffrika (Dutch): Germany
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Moffrika”, step by step
Moffrika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mof | muff; Piece to protect pipes where they are... |
| 2 | Dutch | moffel | — |
| 3 | Middle French | moufle | — |
| 4 | Old French | mofle | thick glove |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | muffula | a muff; muff |
| 6 | Frankish | molfell | soft garment made of hide |
| 7 | Middle High German | mol | — |
| 8 | Old High German | mol | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | mulô | muzzle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | molh₂-o- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Dutch Afrika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Afrika | Afrika |
| 2 | Latin | Āfrica | the territory of Carthage, the African coast west of Cyrenaica |
| 3 | Latin | āfricus | African |
| 4 | Latin | Āfri | — |
| 5 | Albanian | afër | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 6 | Proto-Albanian | apsera | at, beside, by, near, nearby, near to, next to |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | aps | — |
| 8 | Latin | Apis | A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 10 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum) |
| 11 | Egyptian | ḥp | the god Apis |