Where does “zevenmijlslaars” come from?

zevenmijlslaars (Dutch) comes from Dutch mijl, from Middle Dutch mile, from Latin mīlia, from Proto-West Germanic mīliju, from Latin Mīlle, from Proto-Italic smīɣeslī, from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂.

zevenmijlslaars (Dutch): a seven-league boot boot in fairy tales allowing the wearer to quickly walk large distances

Definitions

  1. a seven-league boot boot in fairy tales allowing the wearer to quickly walk large distances

Ancestry of “zevenmijlslaars”, step by step

zevenmijlslaars traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mijl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmijla mile; a kilometre
2Middle Dutchmile—
3Latinmīlia—
4Proto-West Germanicmīlijumile
5LatinMīllethousand; 1000
6Proto-Italicsmīɣeslīthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmih₂ǵʰéslih₂—

via Dutch zeven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzevenseven; to sift, sieve, strain
2Middle Dutchsēvenseven
3Old Dutchsivun—
4Proto-West Germanicsebunseven
5Proto-Germanicsebunseven
6Proto-Germanicsebunt—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseptḿ̥seven

via Dutch laars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaarsboot
2Middle Dutchleerse—
3Middle Dutchlēder—
4Old Dutchlether—
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ →