Where does “erwtenpeulboorder” come from?

erwtenpeulboorder (Dutch) comes from Dutch erwtenpeul, from Dutch erwt, from Middle Dutch erwete, from Old Dutch erwit, from Proto-West Germanic arwīt, from Proto-Germanic arwīts — pea.

erwtenpeulboorder (Dutch): pea moth (or pea-maggot in its caterpillar stage) (Cydia nigricana)

Definitions

  1. pea moth (or pea-maggot in its caterpillar stage) (Cydia nigricana)

Ancestry of “erwtenpeulboorder”, step by step

erwtenpeulboorder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch erwtenpeul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherwtenpeulpea pod
2DutcherwtA pea; A pea plant, "Pisum sativum"
3Middle Dutcherwetepea
4Old Dutcherwit—
5Proto-West Germanicarwītpea
6Proto-Germanicarwītspea

via Dutch boren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborento drill
2Middle Dutchbōrento drill
3Old Dutchboronto drill, bore
4Proto-Germanicburōnąto drill, pierce; to bore
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Germanic arwīts →