Where does “builenpest” come from?
builenpest (Dutch) comes from Dutch buil, from Dutch buidel, from Middle Dutch budel, from Latin botellus, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
builenpest (Dutch): bubonic plague
Definitions
- bubonic plague
Ancestry of “builenpest”, step by step
builenpest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch buil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | buil | A bruise, a bump; A boil, a swelling |
| 2 | Dutch | buidel | A pouch, small closed bag or purse; The pouch... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | budel | — |
| 4 | Latin | botellus | a small sausage |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |