Where does “Hottentottin” come from?
Hottentottin (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
Hottentottin (Dutch): a Khoekhoe woman
Definitions
- a Khoekhoe woman
Ancestry of “Hottentottin”, step by step
Hottentottin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | in | in, inside; into; in; expressing containment |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | in | in, inside, within; into; within |
| 3 | Old Dutch | in | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Dutch Hottentot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Hottentot | A Khoekhoe person, a member of the native people... |