Where does “oormijt” come from?
oormijt (Dutch) comes from Dutch oor, from Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
oormijt (Dutch): ear mite, Otodectes cynotis
Definitions
- ear mite, Otodectes cynotis
Ancestry of “oormijt”, step by step
oormijt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch oor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oor | ear; handle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ore | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ōra | ear |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | auʀā | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ausô | ear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |
via Dutch mijt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mijt | mite; stack, neatly laid pile; a former copper... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mīte | moth, mite |
| 3 | Latin | mēta | cone, pyramid |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mōtijan | to meet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mōtijaną | to meet, encounter |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mōtą | meeting |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |