Where does “hoefijzermeer” come from?
hoefijzermeer (Dutch) comes from Dutch hoefijzer, from Dutch ijzer, from Middle Dutch iser, from Old Dutch īsern, from Old Saxon isarn, from Proto-West Germanic īsarn, from Proto-Germanic īsarną, from Proto-Celtic īsarnom — blood.
hoefijzermeer (Dutch): oxbow lake
Definitions
- oxbow lake
Ancestry of “hoefijzermeer”, step by step
hoefijzermeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hoefijzer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hoefijzer | horseshoe |
| 2 | Dutch | ijzer | iron; iron bar or tool |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | iser | iron |
| 4 | Old Dutch | īsern | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | isarn | the metal iron; an instrument or tool made from... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | īsarn | iron |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | īsarną | iron |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | īsarnom | iron |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésh₂r̥ | blood |
via Dutch meer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meer | lake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mêer | border, boundary |
| 3 | Old Dutch | meri | border, boundary |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |