Where does “slagerij” come from?

slagerij (Dutch) comes from Dutch IJ, from Proto-Germanic ahwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

slagerij (Dutch): butcher's shop

Definitions

  1. butcher's shop

Ancestry of “slagerij”, step by step

slagerij traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch IJ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchIJthe IJ
2Proto-Germanicahwōwater; stream, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Dutch slager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslagerbutcher; killer, slayer, murderer
2Middle Dutchslager—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahwō →Every word from Dutch IJ →
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