Where does “mierenbroodje” come from?

mierenbroodje (Dutch) comes from Dutch mier, from Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch miuri, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.

mierenbroodje (Dutch): elaiosome

Definitions

  1. elaiosome

Ancestry of “mierenbroodje”, step by step

mierenbroodje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmierant; insignificant individual
2Middle Dutchmiereant; inflection of mijn: ## feminine...
3Old Dutchmiuri
4Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-

via Dutch broodje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbroodjesandwich or roll shortened raised biscuit or bread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro-
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