Where does “elkeen” come from?
elkeen (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans elk, from Dutch elk, from Middle Dutch elc, from English Elk, from Middle English elk, from Old English eolh, from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic elhaz — greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...
elkeen (Afrikaans): everyone; everybody
Definitions
- everyone; everybody
Ancestry of “elkeen”, step by step
elkeen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans elk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | elk | everyone; everybody; Alternative form of elke |
| 2 | Dutch | elk | each; every; everyone; everybody |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | elc | — |
| 4 | English | Elk | An Acorn Electron computer; A member of a... |
| 5 | Middle English | elk | elk, moose (Alces alces) |
| 6 | Old English | eolh | elk UK, moose US the largest member of the deer family |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *elh | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | elhaz | elk |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁élḱis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁el- | greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;... |
via Afrikaans een
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | een | one |
| 2 | Dutch | één | one |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | êen | a indefinite article |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via Dutch elkeen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | elkeen | everyone, everybody |