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
Ancestry of “elkeen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Old English | eolh | elk , moose |
| 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;... |