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
- passive follower, fellow traveller; bystander
Ancestry of “meeloper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | meelopen | to accompany, to walk along |
| 2 | Dutch | mee | adverbial form of met; along, together; able to... |
| 3 | Dutch | mede | co-; With someone or something else; mead |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mede | together, with; in accordance; furthermore, with... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | mithi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | — |