Where does “hengelaar” come from?
hengelaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch hengel, from Dutch hangen, from Middle Dutch hangen, from Middle Dutch haen, from Old Dutch hān, from Old Saxon hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.
hengelaar (Dutch): angler, someone who fishes using a fishing rod
Definitions
- angler, someone who fishes using a fishing rod
Ancestry of “hengelaar”, step by step
hengelaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hengel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hengel | fishing rod |
| 2 | Dutch | hangen | to hang |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hangen | to hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | haen | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | hān | to hang |
| 6 | Old Saxon | hāhan | to hang |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hanhaną | to hang |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |
via Dutch aar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aar | ear; eagle; Alternative form of ader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âer | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |