Where does “hazenpoot” come from?

hazenpoot (Dutch) comes from Dutch Haas, from Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

hazenpoot (Dutch): hare's leg

Definitions

  1. hare's leg

Ancestry of “hazenpoot”, step by step

hazenpoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Haas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHaasLepus
2Middle Dutchhāsehare
3Old Dutchhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare

via Dutch poot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpootlimb of an animal; leg or foot; hand
2Middle Dutchpôtelimb, claw
3Old Dutchpota—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →