Where does “geleedpotig” come from?

geleedpotig (Dutch) comes from Dutch poot, from Middle Dutch pôte, from Old Dutch pota.

geleedpotig (Dutch): arthropodal

Definitions

  1. arthropodal

Ancestry of “geleedpotig”, step by step

geleedpotig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch poot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpootlimb of an animal; leg or foot; hand
2Middle Dutchpôtelimb, claw
3Old Dutchpota—

via Dutch geleed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeleedarticulated
Every word from Old Dutch pota →