Where does “hersenvliesontsteking” come from?

hersenvliesontsteking (Dutch) comes from Dutch hersenvlies, from Dutch vlies, from Middle Dutch vlies, from Old Dutch flios, from Proto-West Germanic fleus, from Proto-Germanic fleusaz, from Proto-Indo-European plews-, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

hersenvliesontsteking (Dutch): meningitis

Definitions

  1. meningitis

Ancestry of “hersenvliesontsteking”, step by step

hersenvliesontsteking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hersenvlies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhersenvliesmeninges
2Dutchvliesfilm, thin layer; membrane; fleece
3Middle Dutchvliesfleece; thin skin, membrane
4Old Dutchflios
5Proto-West Germanicfleusfleece
6Proto-Germanicfleusaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplews-to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea

via Dutch ontsteking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontstekinginflammation; ignition
2Middle Dutchontstekinge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis