Where does “lensklep” come from?

lensklep (Dutch) comes from Dutch lens, from Latin lēns — lentil.

lensklep (Dutch): lens cap; retractable lens cover

Definitions

  1. lens cap; retractable lens cover

Ancestry of “lensklep”, step by step

lensklep traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlensoptical lens; crystalline lens in the eye; A type...
2Latinlēnslentil

via Dutch klep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklephatch; visor; valve
2Middle Dutchclepperattle used by lepers
Every word from Latin lēns →Every word from Dutch lens →