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Where does “fruitvlieg” come from?

fruitvlieg (Dutch) comes from Dutch fruit, from Middle Dutch fruut, from Old French fruit, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

fruitvlieg (Dutch): fruitfly, fly of the genus "Drosophila"

Definitions

  1. fruitfly, fly of the genus "Drosophila"

Ancestry of “fruitvlieg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfruitfruit
2Middle Dutchfruut—
3Old Frenchfruitfruit
4Latinfrūctus—
5Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
6Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
7Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →