Where does “buikvliesontsteking” come from?

buikvliesontsteking (Dutch) comes from Dutch buikvlies, from Dutch vlies, from Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch flios, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

buikvliesontsteking (Dutch): peritonitis

Definitions

  1. peritonitis

Ancestry of “buikvliesontsteking”, step by step

buikvliesontsteking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buikvlies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuikvliesperitoneum
2Dutchvliesfilm, thin layer; membrane; fleece
3Middle Dutchvliesfleece; thin skin, membrane
4Old Dutchflios—
5Proto-West Germanicfleusfleece
6Proto-Germanicfleusaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

via Dutch ontsteking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontstekinginflammation; ignition
2Middle Dutchontstekinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fleusaz →