Where does “toetjesmaag” come from?

toetjesmaag (Dutch) comes from Dutch toetje, from Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

toetjesmaag (Dutch): A supposed additional stomach reserved for desserts, in which someone who claims to otherwise have eaten their fill of regular food can always nonetheless fit a dessert

Definitions

  1. A supposed additional stomach reserved for desserts, in which someone who claims to otherwise have eaten their fill of regular food can always nonetheless fit a dessert

Ancestry of “toetjesmaag”, step by step

toetjesmaag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toetje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoetjedessert, afters
2Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
3Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
4Old Dutchtuo—
5Proto-West Germanic*tō—
6Proto-Germanictōto
7Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Dutch maag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaagstomach, gut
2Middle Dutchmāgestomach
3Old Dutchmagostomach
4Proto-West Germanicmagōstomach
5Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch
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