Where does “theelepel” come from?

theelepel (Dutch) comes from Dutch thee, from Malay teh, from Malay putih, from Classical Malay putih, from Proto-Malayic putih, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

theelepel (Dutch): teaspoon

Definitions

  1. teaspoon

Ancestry of “theelepel”, step by step

theelepel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch thee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtheetea
2Malaytehtea
3Malayputihwhite
4Classical Malayputihwhite
5Proto-Malayicputihwhite
6Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Dutch lepel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlepelspoon
2Middle Dutchlēpelspoon
3Old Dutchlepil—
4Proto-West Germaniclapilspoon
5Proto-Germaniclapilazspoon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlabʰ-to seize, to grab; to slurp; lick; smack
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