Where does “wilgenteen” come from?

wilgenteen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wilg, from Middle Dutch wilge, from Old Dutch wilga, from Proto-West Germanic wiligijā, from Proto-West Germanic wilig, from Proto-Germanic wiligaz, from Proto-Indo-European weliḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

wilgenteen (Dutch): a twig of a willow, suitable for wickerwork

Definitions

  1. a twig of a willow, suitable for wickerwork

Ancestry of “wilgenteen”, step by step

wilgenteen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wilg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwilgA willow, tree of the genus "Salix"
2Middle Dutchwilge
3Old Dutchwilgawillow
4Proto-West Germanicwiligijāwillow
5Proto-West Germanicwiligwillow
6Proto-Germanicwiligaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweliḱ-willow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Dutch teen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchteentoe; twig, thin branch; clove
2Middle Dutchtêetoe
3Old Dutchtēa
4Proto-West Germanictaihātoe
5Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
6Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “wilgenteen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl-
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