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

Definitions

  1. Japanologist

Ancestry of “japanoloog”, step by step

japanoloog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlooglye
2Middle Englishloghe—
3Old Dutchlōga—
4Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
5Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Dutch Japan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJapan—
2MalayJepangJapanese
3Hokkien日本Japan; Japanese; Japan
4Middle Chinese日本Land of the Rising Sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →