Where does “speekselklier” come from?

speekselklier (Dutch) comes from Dutch speeksel, from Middle Dutch speecsel, from Middle Dutch spekel.

speekselklier (Dutch): salivary gland

Definitions

  1. salivary gland

Ancestry of “speekselklier”, step by step

speekselklier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch speeksel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspeekselsaliva, spit
2Middle Dutchspeecsel—
3Middle Dutchspekel—

via Dutch klier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkliergland; someone suffering from a skin disease or...
2Middle Dutchcliere—
Every word from Middle Dutch spekel →Every word from Middle Dutch speecsel →Every word from Dutch speeksel →