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Where does “spijkerstof” come from?

spijkerstof (Dutch) comes from Dutch spijkerbroek, from Dutch spijker, from Middle Dutch spīker, from Old Dutch spīkāri, from Proto-West Germanic spīkārī, from Latin spicarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um.

spijkerstof (Dutch): denim

Definitions

  1. denim

Ancestry of “spijkerstof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchspijkerbroekA pair of jeans
2Dutchspijkernail; granary
3Middle Dutchspīker—
4Old Dutchspīkāri—
5Proto-West Germanicspīkārīgranary
6Latinspicarium—
7Latin-ārium—
8Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
9Proto-Italic*-om—
10Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
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