Where does “bijbelneuker” come from?
bijbelneuker (Dutch) comes from Dutch Bijbel, from Middle Dutch bibele, from Latin Biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία, from Ancient Greek βιβλίον, from Ancient Greek βυβλίον, from Ancient Greek βύβλος, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 — deity, god.
bijbelneuker (Dutch): Bible thumper
Ancestry of “bijbelneuker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Bijbel | Bible |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bibele | — |
| 3 | Latin | Biblia | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | βιβλία | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of βιβλίον |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | βιβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βυβλίον | Strip of papyrus; Small book, tablet, letter; Any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βύβλος | papyrus; book |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤂𐤁𐤋 | — |
| 9 | Phoenician | 𐤀𐤋 | god, deity |
| 10 | Proto-Semitic | ʔil- | deity, god |