Where does “eendenmossel” come from?
eendenmossel (Dutch) comes from Dutch mossel, from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin musclus, from Latin mūsculus, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.
eendenmossel (Dutch): barnacle
Definitions
- barnacle
Ancestry of “eendenmossel”, step by step
eendenmossel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mossel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mossel | mussel, bivalve of the family Mytilidae,... |
| 2 | Old French | moule | mussel |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | musclus | moss |
| 4 | Latin | mūsculus | a small mouse |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |