Where does “boeklong” come from?

boeklong (Dutch) comes from Dutch long, from Middle Dutch longe, from Old Dutch lungan, from Proto-Germanic lunganjō, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

boeklong (Dutch): book lung

Definitions

  1. book lung

Ancestry of “boeklong”, step by step

boeklong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch long

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlonglung
2Middle Dutchlonge—
3Old Dutchlungan—
4Proto-Germaniclunganjōlung
5Proto-Germaniclungôlung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

via Dutch boek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboekbook; omasum
2Middle Dutchboecbook; book, tome, volume
3Old Dutchbuok—
4Proto-West Germanicbōkinscribed billet, letter; book
5Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
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