Where does “diepspoeler” come from?
diepspoeler (Dutch) comes from Dutch diep, from Middle Dutch diep, from Old Dutch diep, from Proto-West Germanic deup, from Proto-Albanian deupa, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
diepspoeler (Dutch): plateau-less toilet
Definitions
- plateau-less toilet
Ancestry of “diepspoeler”, step by step
diepspoeler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch diep
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | diep | deep, down low; profound |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | diep | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | diep | deep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | deup | deep |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | deupa | cradle, deposit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewp- | Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch spoelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spoelen | to rinse, to wash up; to flush; to stream, to... |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |