Where does “springhaas” come from?
springhaas (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans haas, from Dutch Haas, from Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.
springhaas (Afrikaans): springhare
Definitions
- springhare
Ancestry of “springhaas”, step by step
springhaas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans haas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | haas | hare, rabbit; meat of the hare or rabbit |
| 2 | Dutch | Haas | Lepus |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hāse | hare |
| 4 | Old Dutch | haso | hare |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hasō | hare |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hesô | hare |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂s- | to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare |
via Afrikaans spring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | spring | to leap, jump |
| 2 | Dutch | springen | to jump, to leap; to explode, to shatter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | springen | to jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | springan | to jump, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |