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Where does “gletsjermolen” come from?

gletsjermolen (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.

gletsjermolen (Dutch): moulin

Definitions

  1. moulin

Ancestry of “gletsjermolen”, 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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