Where does “meidoorn” come from?
meidoorn (Dutch) comes from Dutch mei, from Middle Dutch meye, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
meidoorn (Dutch): any species of the genus Crataegus, including hawthorn and mayblossom
Definitions
- any species of the genus Crataegus, including hawthorn and mayblossom
Ancestry of “meidoorn”, step by step
meidoorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mei | May |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | meye | — |
| 3 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 4 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Dutch doorn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doorn | thorn, sharp extremity of a plant; thorn or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dorn | thorn; thornbush |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thorn | thorn, spine of a plant |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þurnuz | thorn, briar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥nós | sharp, stiff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |