Where does “drakenklimop” come from?
drakenklimop (Dutch) comes from Dutch klimop, from Dutch opklimmen, from Dutch klimmen, from Middle Dutch climmen, from Old Dutch climban, from Proto-West Germanic *klimban, from Proto-Germanic klimbaną, from Proto-Germanic klībaną — to be cold, to freeze.
drakenklimop (Dutch): pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Definitions
- pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
Ancestry of “drakenklimop”, step by step
drakenklimop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch klimop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klimop | ivy (Hedera helix) |
| 2 | Dutch | opklimmen | to climb up; to become greater, to become larger |
| 3 | Dutch | klimmen | to climb; plural of klim |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | climmen | to climb; to rise, to go up; to increase |
| 5 | Old Dutch | climban | to climb |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *klimban | to climb |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klimbaną | to climb |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | klībaną | to stick, cling to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |
via Dutch Draak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Draak | Draco |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | andrake | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | anadrako | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | anadrekō | male duck, drake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | anad | duck |
| 6 | Old Irish | anaid | to stay, remain; to wait; to resist, to withstand |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | anati | to pause; to remain |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₁ti | to breathe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁- | to breathe |