Where does “horretje” come from?
horretje (Dutch) comes from Dutch hordetje, from Dutch horde, from Middle Dutch horde, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
Ancestry of “horretje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hordetje | — |
| 2 | Dutch | horde | A horde; A troop of boy scouts, comprising no... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | horde | braided latticework |
| 4 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 5 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 6 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 8 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |