Where does “mouwveger” come from?

mouwveger (Dutch) comes from Dutch mouwvegen, from Dutch mouw, from Middle Dutch mouwe, from Old Dutch mouwa, from Frankish mauwu, from Proto-Germanic mawwō, from Proto-Indo-European mewH- — to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet.

mouwveger (Dutch): flatterer, sweet-talker

Definitions

  1. flatterer, sweet-talker

Ancestry of “mouwveger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmouwvegento flatter, to sweet-talk
2Dutchmouwsleeve
3Middle Dutchmouweprotruding lip; sleeve
4Old Dutchmouwa—
5Frankishmauwusleeve, wrap; pout, protruding lip; sleeve
6Proto-Germanicmawwōmuff, sleeve; sleeve
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
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