Where does “puinzooi” come from?
puinzooi (Dutch) comes from Dutch zooi, from Dutch zode, from Middle Dutch sôde, from Old Dutch sōtho, from Proto-Germanic sauþô.
puinzooi (Dutch): a mess, a pile of rubbish, a disaster
Definitions
- a mess, a pile of rubbish, a disaster
Ancestry of “puinzooi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zooi | mess, chaos; things, a huge quantity of stuff;... |
| 2 | Dutch | zode | turf |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sôde | something boiled |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sōtho | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sauþô | — |