Where does “maatjesharing” come from?

maatjesharing (Dutch) comes from Dutch haring, from Middle Dutch hârinc, from Proto-West Germanic *hāring — herring.

maatjesharing (Dutch): matjes herring

Definitions

  1. matjes herring

Ancestry of “maatjesharing”, step by step

maatjesharing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch haring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchharingherring; tent peg
2Middle Dutchhârincherring
3Proto-West Germanic*hāringherring

via Middle Dutch medykenshering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmedykenshering—

Words derived from “maatjesharing”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hāring →