Where does “moerschroef” come from?
moerschroef (Dutch) comes from Dutch moer, from Dutch moeder, from Dutch bord, from Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
Ancestry of “moerschroef”, step by step
moerschroef traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch moer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | moer | mother; a queen bee; a female hare |
| 2 | Dutch | moeder | mother, female parent; womb |
| 3 | Dutch | bord | plate, dish; sign; board |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bort | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bort | board, plank |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bord | board, plank |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via Dutch schroef
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schroef | screw; A ship's propeller; An Archimedes screw |
| 2 | Middle French | escroue | piece, strip (of something) |
| 3 | Old French | escroe | piece, strip (of something) |
| 4 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |