Where does “vlieszaad” come from?
vlieszaad (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaad, from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
vlieszaad (Dutch): a bugseed; any plant of genus Corispermum
Definitions
- a bugseed; any plant of genus Corispermum
Ancestry of “vlieszaad”, step by step
vlieszaad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zaad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zaad | seed; sperm, semen |
| 2 | Dutch | plant | plant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | plante | — |
| 4 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
via Dutch vlies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vlies | film, thin layer; membrane; fleece |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlies | fleece; thin skin, membrane |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flios | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fleus | fleece |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleusaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plews- | to pluck, a feather, fleece; to pull out, pluck |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |