Where does “dadelboom” come from?
dadelboom (Dutch) comes from Dutch dadel, from Middle Dutch dadele, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs — to sire, beget.
dadelboom (Dutch): date tree, date palm
Ancestry of “dadelboom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | dadel | date; date palm |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dadele | — |
| 3 | Latin | dactylus | a sort of muscle; a kind of grape; a sort of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 5 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 6 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 7 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 8 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 9 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |