Where does “soetdoring” come from?
soetdoring (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans soet, from Dutch zoet, from Middle Dutch soete, from Old Dutch suoti, from Proto-West Germanic swōtī, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.
soetdoring (Afrikaans): sweet thorn (Vachellia karroo, formerly Acacia karroo)
Definitions
- sweet thorn (Vachellia karroo, formerly Acacia karroo)
Ancestry of “soetdoring”, step by step
soetdoring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans soet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | soet | sweet |
| 2 | Dutch | zoet | sweet; sweets; good things in life |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | soete | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | suoti | sweet, pleasant |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swōtī | sweet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swōtuz | sweet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swéh₂dus | sweet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sweh₂d- | sweet |
via Afrikaans doring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | doring | thorn |
| 2 | Dutch | doorn | thorn, sharp extremity of a plant; thorn or... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dorn | thorn; thornbush |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thorn | thorn, spine of a plant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurnuz | thorn, briar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥nós | sharp, stiff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |