Where does “dwaalleer” come from?

dwaalleer (Dutch) comes from Dutch leer, from Dutch leder, from Middle Dutch lēder, from Old Dutch lether, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

dwaalleer (Dutch): a heresy, unorthodox opinion condemned by the religious establishment

Definitions

  1. a heresy, unorthodox opinion condemned by the religious establishment

Ancestry of “dwaalleer”, step by step

dwaalleer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchleerLeather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings
2Dutchlederleather; Short for lederkarper
3Middle Dutchlēder—
4Old Dutchlether—
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—

via Dutch dwalen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwalento stray, wander
2Middle Dutchdwalen—
3Old Dutchdwalonto stray, wander
4Proto-GermanicdwalōnąTo withhold; hesitate; delay
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰwelH-to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate; to make turbid

Words derived from “dwaalleer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →