Where does “smokkelhuis” come from?
smokkelhuis (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans huis, from Dutch huis, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos — to fit, to fix, to put together.
smokkelhuis (Afrikaans): shebeen
Definitions
- shebeen
Ancestry of “smokkelhuis”, step by step
smokkelhuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans huis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | huis | A house, residence |
| 2 | Dutch | huis | A house, home, residence; A genealogical house,... |
| 3 | Dutch | raad | An advice, counsel; A council, board, body which... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | râet | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | rāt | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Dutch smokkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smokkel | smuggling |
| 2 | Dutch | smokkelen | to smuggle, to transport contraband; to cut... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | *smugen | to creep, to sneak |
| 4 | Old English | smugan | to creep, crawl, move gradually |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | smeugan | to creep, to crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *smeuganą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewk- | to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smewg- | to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy |