Where does “opiumschuiver” come from?

opiumschuiver (Dutch) comes from Dutch opium, from Middle Dutch opium, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

opiumschuiver (Dutch): an opium smoker

Definitions

  1. an opium smoker

Ancestry of “opiumschuiver”, step by step

opiumschuiver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch opium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchopiumopium
2Middle Dutchopium—
3Latinopiumopium, poppy-juice
4Ancient Greekὄπιονpoppy juice, opium
5Ancient Greekὀπόςjuice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice
6Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷósjuice of plants
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Dutch schuiven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuivento slide; to shove; to yield, make money, to earn...
2Middle Dutchschuvento slide, to move smoothly over a surface; to...
3Old Dutchscūvanto slide
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →