Where does “buidelrat” come from?
buidelrat (Dutch) comes from German Beutelratte, from German Beutel, from Middle High German biūtel, from Old High German būtil, from Proto-West Germanic *būdil, from Proto-Germanic būdilaz, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.
buidelrat (Dutch): opossum, marsupial of the family Didelphidae
Definitions
- opossum, marsupial of the family Didelphidae
Ancestry of “buidelrat”, step by step
buidelrat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beutelratte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beutelratte | opossum |
| 2 | German | Beutel | a small to medium-sized bag, usually of fabric;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | biūtel | pouch, bag |
| 4 | Old High German | būtil | purse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *būdil | pouch; bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | būdilaz | pouch; bag |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | beudaną | to offer, to bid |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |
via Dutch buidel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | buidel | A pouch, small closed bag or purse; The pouch... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | budel | — |
| 3 | Latin | botellus | a small sausage |
| 4 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |