Where does “rooiaalbessiebos” come from?
rooiaalbessiebos (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans rooi, from Dutch rooi, from Middle English roye, from Old French roie, from Vulgar Latin riga, from Gaulish rica, from Proto-Celtic ɸrikā, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- — passed , crossed.
rooiaalbessiebos (Afrikaans): red currant bush
Definitions
- red currant bush
Ancestry of “rooiaalbessiebos”, step by step
rooiaalbessiebos traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans rooi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | rooi | red |
| 2 | Dutch | rooi | Alternative form of rood |
| 3 | Middle English | roye | — |
| 4 | Old French | roie | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | riga | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 6 | Gaulish | rica | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | ɸrikā | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Afrikaans aalbessie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | aalbessie | currant |
| 2 | Dutch | aalbes | "Ribes rubrum", both redcurrant and whitecurrant |
| 3 | Dutch | aal | eel; elver; padre |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | adel | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | athal | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |