Where does “klipdas” come from?
klipdas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch klipdas, from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch thas, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- — to sire, beget.
klipdas (Afrikaans): hyrax, klipdas
Definitions
- hyrax, klipdas
Ancestry of “klipdas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klipdas | klipdas, hyrax |
| 2 | Dutch | das | A badger, various species of genera "Meles" and... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | das | badger, European badger |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thas | badger, European badger |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |