Where does “mierenneuker” come from?
mierenneuker (Dutch) comes from Dutch mierenneuken, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
mierenneuker (Dutch): a petty person who makes a pointless fuss about...
Definitions
- a petty person who makes a pointless fuss about...
Ancestry of “mierenneuker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mierenneuken | to nitpick, to be fastidious |
| 2 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |