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Where does “metapotamal” come from?

metapotamal (English) comes from English potamal, from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

metapotamal (English): Describing the middle reaches of a lowland stream

Definitions

  1. Describing the middle reaches of a lowland stream

Ancestry of “metapotamal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotamalDescribing the lower reaches of a stream
2EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
3Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl—
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →