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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

  1. athletic discipline in which the runners must...

Ancestry of “hordeloop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhordeA horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no...
2Middle Dutchhordebraided latticework
3Frankishhurd—
4EnglishherdA number of domestic animals assembled together...
5DutchhertA deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may...
6Middle Dutchhertdeer; hearth, fireplace
7Old Dutchherth—
8Proto-West Germanicherþhearth, fireplace
9Proto-Germanicherþaz—
10Proto-Indo-Europeankérh₃-to-s—
11Proto-Indo-Europeankerh₃-to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat
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