Where does “elkaars” come from?
elkaars (Dutch) comes from Dutch elkaar, from Dutch elkander, from Dutch elk, from Middle Dutch elc, from English Elk, from Middle English elk, from Old English eolh, from Proto-West Germanic *elh — greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...
elkaars (Dutch): each other's
Definitions
- each other's
Ancestry of “elkaars”, step by step
elkaars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch elkaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | elkaar | each other, one another |
| 2 | Dutch | elkander | each other |
| 3 | Dutch | elk | each; every; everyone; everybody |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | elc | — |
| 5 | English | Elk | An Acorn Electron computer; A member of a... |
| 6 | Middle English | elk | elk, moose (Alces alces) |
| 7 | Old English | eolh | elk UK, moose US the largest member of the deer family |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *elh | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | elhaz | elk |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁élḱis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁el- | greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;... |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |