Where does “wagenvloot” come from?
wagenvloot (Dutch) comes from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
wagenvloot (Dutch): carfleet
Definitions
- carfleet
Ancestry of “wagenvloot”, step by step
wagenvloot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wagen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wagen | A wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāgen | A wagon, cart |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch vloot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vloot | fleet |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vlote | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vlieten | to flow; to float; to swim |
| 4 | Old Dutch | flietan | to float; to flow; to melt |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fleutan | to float; to stream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fleutaną | to float, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewd- | to fly, flow, run |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |