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Where does “glazenmaker” come from?

glazenmaker (Dutch) comes from Dutch maker, from Dutch maken, from Middle Dutch māken, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

glazenmaker (Dutch): a glazier; a hawker, aeshnid

Definitions

  1. a glazier; a hawker, aeshnid

Ancestry of “glazenmaker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakermaker
2Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
3Middle Dutchmāken—
4Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
5Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
6Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
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