Where does “hooikoorts” come from?
hooikoorts (Dutch) comes from Dutch hooi, from Middle Dutch hôoi, from Old Dutch hōi, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
hooikoorts (Dutch): hay fever
Definitions
- hay fever
Ancestry of “hooikoorts”, step by step
hooikoorts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hooi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hooi | hay; grass intended to be used as hay, grass to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hôoi | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hōi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawją | hay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |