Where does “meikever” come from?
meikever (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.
meikever (Dutch): cockchafer
Definitions
- cockchafer
Ancestry of “meikever”, step by step
meikever 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 |