Where does “vijflettergrepig” come from?

vijflettergrepig (Dutch) comes from Dutch lettergreep, from Dutch letter, from Middle Dutch lettere, from Old French letre, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

vijflettergrepig (Dutch): pentasyllabic

Definitions

  1. pentasyllabic

Ancestry of “vijflettergrepig”, step by step

vijflettergrepig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lettergreep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlettergreepsyllable
2Dutchletterletter letter of the alphabet
3Middle Dutchlettereletter; literal meaning; Bible
4Old Frenchletreletter
5Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
6Latinlītera
7Old Latinleitera
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Dutch vijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvijffive
2Middle Dutchvijffive
3Old Dutchfīffive
4Proto-Germanicfimffive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-Every word from Old Latin leitera
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