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Where does “geleiwier” come from?

geleiwier (Dutch) comes from Dutch wier, from Middle Dutch wier, from Proto-West Germanic *wair.

geleiwier (Dutch): Any of some certain species from the green algae...

Definitions

  1. Any of some certain species from the green algae...

Ancestry of “geleiwier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwierseaweed; whose
2Middle Dutchwierseaweed
3Proto-West Germanic*wair—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wair →