Where does “aalbessenjenever” come from?
aalbessenjenever (Dutch) comes from Dutch aalbes, from Dutch aal, from Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch athal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
aalbessenjenever (Dutch): jenever made with currant
Definitions
- jenever made with currant
Ancestry of “aalbessenjenever”, step by step
aalbessenjenever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aalbes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aalbes | "Ribes rubrum", both redcurrant and whitecurrant |
| 2 | Dutch | aal | eel; elver; padre |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | adel | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | athal | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via Dutch jenever
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jenever | jenever |
| 2 | Old French | genevre | juniper; juniper berry or extract from these... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ziniperus | — |
| 4 | Latin | iūniperus | juniper-tree |
| 5 | English | juniper | Any shrub or tree of the genus "Juniperus" of the... |
| 6 | Middle English | junyper | Juniper (tree of the genus Juniperus) or a similar plant |