Where does “zetmeel” come from?
zetmeel (Dutch) comes from Dutch meel, from Middle Dutch mēle, from Old Dutch melo, from Proto-West Germanic melu, from Proto-Germanic melwą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
zetmeel (Dutch): starch, amylum
Definitions
- starch, amylum
Ancestry of “zetmeel”, step by step
zetmeel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch meel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meel | flour, meal, farina |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mēle | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | melo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | melu | ground corn, meal, flour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | melwą | ground corn, meal, flour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Dutch zetten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zetten | to set, to put; to typeset; to make ready,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | setten | to set, to place |
| 3 | Old Dutch | setten | to set, place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |