Where does “klierkoorts” come from?

klierkoorts (Dutch) comes from Dutch klier, from Middle Dutch cliere.

klierkoorts (Dutch): glandular fever, mononucleosis infectiosa

Definitions

  1. glandular fever, mononucleosis infectiosa

Ancestry of “klierkoorts”, step by step

klierkoorts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch klier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkliergland; someone suffering from a skin disease or...
2Middle Dutchcliere—

via Dutch koorts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoortsfever
2Middle Dutchcorts—

Words derived from “klierkoorts”

Every word from Middle Dutch cliere →
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