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Where does “ijscovrouw” come from?

ijscovrouw (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrouw, from Middle Dutch vrouwe, from Old Dutch frouwa, from Proto-West Germanic *frauwjā, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ijscovrouw (Dutch): ice cream lady, ice cream woman

Definitions

  1. ice cream lady, ice cream woman

Ancestry of “ijscovrouw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvrouwwoman; wife
2Middle Dutchvrouwelady, noblewoman; lady, any woman of prestige;...
3Old Dutchfrouwa—
4Proto-West Germanic*frauwjā—
5Proto-Germanicfrawjǭlady, wife of a lord
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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