Where does “haakspeld” come from?
haakspeld (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans speld, from Dutch speld, from Middle Dutch spelde, from Dutch spelle, from Latin spīnula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
haakspeld (Afrikaans): A safety pin
Definitions
- A safety pin
Ancestry of “haakspeld”, step by step
haakspeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans speld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | speld | pin |
| 2 | Dutch | speld | A pin; A brooch |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spelde | — |
| 4 | Dutch | spelle | |
| 5 | Latin | spīnula | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Afrikaans haak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | haak | — |