Where does “pennenvrucht” come from?
pennenvrucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrucht, from Middle Dutch vrucht, from Old Dutch fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom — to give.
pennenvrucht (Dutch): literary work
Ancestry of “pennenvrucht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vrucht | fruit; fear |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vrucht | produce, product, profit; fruit; fetus |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fruht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | — |
| 5 | Latin | frūctus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |