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Where does “meeloper” come from?

meeloper (Dutch) comes from Dutch meelopen, from Dutch mee, from Dutch mede, from Middle Dutch mede, from Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂.

meeloper (Dutch): passive follower, fellow traveller; bystander

Definitions

  1. passive follower, fellow traveller; bystander

Ancestry of “meeloper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmeelopento accompany, to walk along
2Dutchmeeadverbial form of met; along, together; able to...
3Dutchmedeco-; With someone or something else; mead
4Middle Dutchmedetogether, with; in accordance; furthermore, with...
5Old Dutchmithi—
6Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
7Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmé—
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