Where does “japanoloog” come from?
japanoloog (Dutch) comes from Dutch loog, from Middle English loghe, from Old Dutch lōga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
japanoloog (Dutch): Japanologist
Ancestry of “japanoloog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | loog | lye |
| 2 | Middle English | loghe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lōga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *laugu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |