Where does “afschrikmiddel” come from?

afschrikmiddel (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.

afschrikmiddel (Dutch): deterrent

Definitions

  1. deterrent

Ancestry of “afschrikmiddel”, step by step

afschrikmiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmiddelmeans; medicine, cure; waist
2Middle Dutchlôclearing in a forest
3Old Dutchlōforest
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch afschrikken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafschrikkento scare off; to deter by fear
2Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
3Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
4Old Dutchaf—
5Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →