Where does “mierenegel” come from?
mierenegel (Dutch) comes from Dutch mier, from Middle Dutch miere, from Old Dutch miuri, from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mowro-.
mierenegel (Dutch): echidna, any member of the family Tachyglossidae
Definitions
- echidna, any member of the family Tachyglossidae
Ancestry of “mierenegel”, step by step
mierenegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mier | ant; insignificant individual |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | miere | ant; inflection of mijn:
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| 3 | Old Dutch | miuri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miurijǭ | ant |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mowro- | — |
via Dutch egel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | egel | hedgehog |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eghel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | igil | hedgehog |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | igilaz | hedgehog |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰis | hedgehog, hedgehog-like animals |
Words derived from “mierenegel”