Where does “dollekoeienziekte” come from?

dollekoeienziekte (Dutch) comes from Dutch ziekte, from Middle Dutch siecte.

dollekoeienziekte (Dutch): The mad cow disease, BSE

Definitions

  1. The mad cow disease, BSE

Ancestry of “dollekoeienziekte”, step by step

dollekoeienziekte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ziekte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchziekteThe state of sickness; An illness, disease
2Middle Dutchsiecte—

via Dutch [[dolle]] [[koe]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch[[dolle]] [[koe]]—
Every word from Middle Dutch siecte →Every word from Dutch ziekte →