Where does “huismarter” come from?

huismarter (Dutch) comes from Dutch huis, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

huismarter (Dutch): beech marten, "Martes foina"

Definitions

  1. beech marten, "Martes foina"

Ancestry of “huismarter”, step by step

huismarter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch huis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhuisA house, home, residence; A genealogical house,...
2DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
3Middle Dutchrâet
4Old Dutchrāt
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch marter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmartermarten
2Middle Dutchmartermarten
3Old Frenchmartremarten animal
4Frankish*marþr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-