Where does “ozonlaag” come from?

ozonlaag (Dutch) comes from Dutch ozon, from German Ozon, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

ozonlaag (Dutch): ozone layer

Definitions

  1. ozone layer

Ancestry of “ozonlaag”, step by step

ozonlaag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ozon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchozonozone
2GermanOzonozone
3Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
4Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite

via Dutch laag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaaglow; layer; class, when referring to social class
2Middle Dutchlâgelow, close to the ground
3Old Dutchlāgi—
4Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- →