Where does “peesontsteking” come from?

peesontsteking (Dutch) comes from Dutch pees, from Middle Dutch pese, from Old Dutch pisa — sinew, string, fibre.

peesontsteking (Dutch): tendinitis

Definitions

  1. tendinitis

Ancestry of “peesontsteking”, step by step

peesontsteking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pees

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpeesA sinew
2Middle Dutchpesea sinew, tendon, string, pizzle
3Old Dutchpisasinew, string, fibre

via Dutch ontsteking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontstekinginflammation; ignition
2Middle Dutchontstekinge—
Every word from Old Dutch pisa →