Where does “maagelixir” come from?

maagelixir (Dutch) comes from Dutch elixir, from Medieval Latin elixir, from Arabic إكسير, from Classical Syriac ܟܣܝܪܝܢ, from Ancient Greek ξηρίον, from Ancient Greek ξηρός, from Proto-Indo-European kseros.

maagelixir (Dutch): elixir for the stomach

Definitions

  1. elixir for the stomach

Ancestry of “maagelixir”, step by step

maagelixir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch elixir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchelixirelixir
2Medieval Latinelixir
3Arabicإكسيرelixir
4Classical Syriacܟܣܝܪܝܢ
5Ancient Greekξηρίονa desiccative powder for wounds
6Ancient Greekξηρόςdry; The effects of being without water: parched,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankseros

via Dutch maag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaagstomach, gut
2Middle Dutchmāgestomach
3Old Dutchmagostomach
4Proto-West Germanicmagōstomach
5Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kseros