Where does “Beun de Haas” come from?
Beun de Haas (Dutch) comes from Dutch beunhaas, 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.
Ancestry of “Beun de Haas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | beunhaas | tradesman or merchant, especially a tailor, who... |
| 2 | Dutch | Haas | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hāse | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | haso | hare |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hasō | hare |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hesô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂s- | to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare |