Where does “middelmannetjie” come from?
middelmannetjie (English) comes from Afrikaans middelmannetjie, from Afrikaans middel, from Dutch middel, from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos — bright; to shine; to see.
middelmannetjie (English): A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or...
Definitions
- A ridge between ruts made by wheels in a dirt or...
Ancestry of “middelmannetjie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | middelmannetjie | Middelmannetjie |
| 2 | Afrikaans | middel | means; remedy, cure; middle, waist |
| 3 | Dutch | middel | means; medicine, cure; waist |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |