Where does “nevelvlek” come from?

nevelvlek (Dutch) comes from Dutch vlek, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

nevelvlek (Dutch): nebula

Definitions

  1. nebula

Ancestry of “nevelvlek”, step by step

nevelvlek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vlek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvlekspot, stain, speck; area, region; hamlet
2Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch nevel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnevelfog
2Middle Dutchnēvelfog, mist
3Old Dutchneval
4Old Portuguesenevar
5Vulgar Latinnivarepresent active infinitive of *nivō
6Latinnixsnow; white hair
7Proto-Italicsnikssnow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansnígʷʰssnow
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti