Where does “stinkhout” come from?
stinkhout (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans stink, from Dutch stinken, from Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
stinkhout (Afrikaans): black stinkwood, Ocotea bullata
Definitions
- black stinkwood, Ocotea bullata
Ancestry of “stinkhout”, step by step
stinkhout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans stink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | stink | to stink |
| 2 | Dutch | stinken | to stink |
| 3 | Dutch | dier | animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia; her,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dier | animal; inflection of die: ## feminine... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | dier | animal |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via Afrikaans hout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | hout | wood |
| 2 | Dutch | hout | wood; particular kind of wood; piece of wood,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hout | wood; piece of wood; branch, stick, beam; tree |
| 4 | Old Dutch | holt | wood; tree; a wood, a forest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | holt | woods, forest; wood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hultą | wood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kald- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kola- | — |