Where does “dassenhol” come from?
dassenhol (Dutch) comes from Dutch das, from Middle Dutch das, from Old Dutch thas, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
dassenhol (Dutch): badger burrow
Definitions
- badger burrow
Ancestry of “dassenhol”, step by step
dassenhol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch das
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | das | A badger, various species of genera "Meles" and... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | das | badger, European badger |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thas | badger, European badger |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |