Where does “hordeloop” come from?
hordeloop (Dutch) comes from Dutch horde, from Middle Dutch horde, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth, from Proto-West Germanic herþ — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
hordeloop (Dutch): athletic discipline in which the runners must...
Definitions
- athletic discipline in which the runners must...
Ancestry of “hordeloop”, step by step
hordeloop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch horde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | horde | A horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | horde | braided latticework |
| 3 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 4 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 5 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 7 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |