Where does “maiskolf” come from?

maiskolf (Dutch) comes from Dutch kolf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

maiskolf (Dutch): ear of maize/corn

Definitions

  1. ear of maize/corn

Ancestry of “maiskolf”, step by step

maiskolf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kolf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkolfthe blunt end of something; flask with a narrow...
2Middle Dutchcolve—
3Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Dutch maïs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmaïsAlternative spelling of mais
2Spanishmaízcorn, maize
3Taínomahís—
4Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—
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