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Where does “gletsjerkunde” come from?

gletsjerkunde (Dutch) comes from Dutch gletsjer, from German Gletscher, from Alemannic German Gletscher, from Romansch glatscher, from Latin glaciarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.

gletsjerkunde (Dutch): glaciology

Definitions

  1. glaciology

Ancestry of “gletsjerkunde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgletsjerglacier
2GermanGletscherglacier
3Alemannic GermanGletscherglacier
4Romanschglatscher—
5Latinglaciariumglacier
6Latin-ārium—
7Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
8Proto-Italic*-om—
9Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
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