Where does “laadpaalklever” come from?

laadpaalklever (Dutch) comes from Dutch klever, from Dutch kleven, from Middle Dutch clēven, from Old Dutch clivon, from Proto-West Germanic klibēn, from Proto-Germanic klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European gleybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gley- — to be cold, to freeze.

laadpaalklever (Dutch): person who leaves their vehicle on a public electric charging point for an unnecessarily long time

Definitions

  1. person who leaves their vehicle on a public electric charging point for an unnecessarily long time

Ancestry of “laadpaalklever”, step by step

laadpaalklever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch klever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkleversomeone or something that sticks, adheres;...
2Dutchklevento stick, to be attached glue-like; to glue, to...
3Middle Dutchclēvento stick, to adhere
4Old Dutchclivonto be stuck
5Proto-West Germanicklibēnto stick, to adhere
6Proto-Germanicklibānąto stick, to adhere
7Proto-Indo-Europeangleybʰ-to stick
8Proto-Indo-Europeangley-to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via Dutch laadpaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaadpaalcharging point for electric vehicles, in the shape of a pole
2Dutchpaalpost, stake, pole, pile; goalpost; pale,...
3Middle Dutchpâel
4Old Dutchpāl
5Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
6Proto-Italicpākslos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel-
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