Where does “drumstel” come from?
drumstel (Dutch) comes from Dutch drum, from English drum, from English drumslade, from Middle Dutch trommelslach, from Middle Dutch slach, from Old Dutch slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
drumstel (Dutch): drum set
Ancestry of “drumstel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | drum | drum |
| 2 | English | drum | A percussive musical instrument spanned with a... |
| 3 | English | drumslade | A drum; A drummer |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | trommelslach | drumbeat |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | slach | beat |
| 6 | Old Dutch | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | — |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |