Where does “ploegschaar” come from?

ploegschaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch ploeg, from Middle Dutch ploech, from Old Dutch pluog, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

ploegschaar (Dutch): plowshare/ploughshare

Definitions

  1. plowshare/ploughshare

Ancestry of “ploegschaar”, step by step

ploegschaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ploeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchploegteam; crew; plough; coulter
2Middle Dutchploechplough; team
3Old Dutchpluog—
4Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
5Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Dutch schaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchschaarA pair of scissors; A claw; Alternative form of...
2Middle Dutchscare—
3Old Dutchskāri—
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →