Where does “dåseskjul” come from?
dåseskjul (Danish) comes from Danish dåse, from Middle Dutch dōse, from Latin dosis, from Ancient Greek δόσις, from Ancient Greek δίδωμι, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
dåseskjul (Danish): a game in which one person has to spot the other players and then call out their name while touching a can with their foot, while everyone else tries to reach the can without being eliminated
Definitions
- a game in which one person has to spot the other players and then call out their name while touching a can with their foot, while everyone else tries to reach the can without being eliminated
Ancestry of “dåseskjul”, step by step
dåseskjul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish dåse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | dåse | can, tin; box, canister, caddy; pussy |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dōse | — |
| 3 | Latin | dosis | dose |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόσις | giving, a gift; license, permission; portion |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δίδωμι | I give, present, offer; I grant, allow, permit;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |