Where does “doorkijkblouse” come from?

doorkijkblouse (Dutch) comes from Dutch door, from Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

doorkijkblouse (Dutch): a see-through blouse

Definitions

  1. a see-through blouse

Ancestry of “doorkijkblouse”, step by step

doorkijkblouse traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch door

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoorthrough; across, around; because of, due to
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Dutch kijken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkijkento look
2Middle Dutchkīkento look, to direct the eyes
3Old Dutchkīkan
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep

via Dutch blouse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchblouseAlternative spelling of bloes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂-