Where does “aaltjessoort” come from?

aaltjessoort (Dutch) comes from Dutch soort, from Middle Dutch sorte.

aaltjessoort (Dutch): species of nematode

Definitions

  1. species of nematode

Ancestry of “aaltjessoort”, step by step

aaltjessoort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch soort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsoortsort, kind; species
2Middle Dutchsorte—

via Dutch aaltje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaaltjenematode, roundworm; animal of the phylum Nematoda
Every word from Middle Dutch sorte →Every word from Dutch soort →
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