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Where does “evenaarswoud” come from?

evenaarswoud (Dutch) comes from Dutch woud, from Middle Dutch wout, from Old Dutch walt, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

evenaarswoud (Dutch): equatorial forest, equatorial rainforest

Definitions

  1. equatorial forest, equatorial rainforest

Ancestry of “evenaarswoud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoudforest, woods, jungle
2Middle Dutchwoutforest
3Old Dutchwaltforest, wood
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →