Where does “δωδεκαδάκτυλον” come from?
δωδεκαδάκτυλον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz — to sire, beget.
Ancestry of “δωδεκαδάκτυλον”, step by step
δωδεκαδάκτυλον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δάκτυλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 2 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 3 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 4 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 5 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 6 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Ancient Greek δώδεκα
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δώδεκα | twelve |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *dwoΗdeḱm̥ | — |