Where does “hulpploeg” come from?

hulpploeg (Dutch) comes from Dutch hulp, from Middle Dutch hulpe, from Romanian vulpe, from Latin vulpēs, from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

hulpploeg (Dutch): rescue team

Definitions

  1. rescue team

Ancestry of “hulpploeg”, step by step

hulpploeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hulp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhulphelp, assistance, rescue; helper, aide,...
2Middle DutchhulpeAlternative form of helpe
3Romanianvulpefox
4Latinvulpēsa fox, vixen
5Latinvolpēs—
6Proto-Italicwolpisfox
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wl(o)p-fox, jackal

via Dutch ploeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchploegteam; crew; plough; coulter
2Middle Dutchploechplough; team
3Old Dutchpluog—
4Proto-Germanicplōgazplough
5Proto-Celticɸlowyosrudder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplówyosship
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- →