Where does “oorveeg” come from?

oorveeg (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...

oorveeg (Dutch): A box on the ear, cuff on the ear

Definitions

  1. A box on the ear, cuff on the ear

Ancestry of “oorveeg”, step by step

oorveeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorear; handle
2Middle Dutchoreear
3Old Dutchōraear
4Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
5Proto-Germanicausôear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Dutch veeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveega swipe; doomed to die; near death
2Dutchvegento sweep; to brush; to wipe
3Middle Dutchvēgento sweep, to clean
4Old Dutchfegōnto cleanse
5Proto-West Germanicfaginōnto gladden, rejoice
6Proto-Germanicfaginōnąto gladden, rejoice
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpōḱ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic ausô →
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