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

geleiwier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwierseaweed; whose
2Middle Dutchwierseaweed
3Proto-West Germanic*wair—

via Dutch gelei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeleijelly
2Middle Dutchjaleye—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wair →