Where does “mierenneuken” come from?

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

mierenneuken (Dutch): to nitpick, to be fastidious

Definitions

  1. to nitpick, to be fastidious

Ancestry of “mierenneuken”, step by step

mierenneuken 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 neuken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneukento fuck, to screw; to fuck, to disrespect; used...
2Proto-GermanichnukānąTo bend, flex, bow, draw up, shrink, wrinkle,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanknewg-to turn, press; to bend, pinch; to press; bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “mierenneuken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mowro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miurijǭ →Every word from Old Dutch miuri →
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