Where does “leerlooierij” come from?
leerlooierij (Dutch) comes from Dutch leerlooier, from Dutch leerlooien, from Dutch looien, from Middle Dutch lôyen, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz — bright; to shine; to see.
leerlooierij (Dutch): tanning, process of treating hides with tan
Definitions
- tanning, process of treating hides with tan
Ancestry of “leerlooierij”, step by step
leerlooierij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch leerlooier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leerlooier | tanner, practitioner of tanning one who prepares leather with tan |
| 2 | Dutch | leerlooien | tanning |
| 3 | Dutch | looien | to tan; Alternative form of loden |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lôyen | to tan (leather) |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | loo | sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |