Where does “leeuwendaalder” come from?

leeuwendaalder (English) comes from Dutch leeuwendaalder, from Dutch Leeuw, from Middle Dutch leeuwe, from Old Dutch lewo, from Proto-Germanic *lēwō, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

leeuwendaalder (English): A silver coin minted from 1575 by the rebelling Dutch provinces and subsequently the Dutch Republic with a nominal value varying between 32 and 42 stivers, also used for trade in the American colonies and the Levant, in use until the 18th century

Definitions

  1. A silver coin minted from 1575 by the rebelling Dutch provinces and subsequently the Dutch Republic with a nominal value varying between 32 and 42 stivers, also used for trade in the American colonies and the Levant, in use until the 18th century

Ancestry of “leeuwendaalder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleeuwendaalderleeuwendaalder
2DutchLeeuwLeo
3Middle Dutchleeuwe—
4Old Dutchlewolion
5Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
6Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
7Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
8Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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