Where does “jachtluipaard” come from?
jachtluipaard (Dutch) comes from Dutch jacht, from Middle Dutch jacht, from Old Dutch jagot, from Proto-West Germanic jagōþu, from Proto-West Germanic -ōþu, from Proto-Germanic -ōþuz, from Proto-Germanic -þuz, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
jachtluipaard (Dutch): cheetah, "Acinonyx jubatus"
Definitions
- cheetah, "Acinonyx jubatus"
Ancestry of “jachtluipaard”, step by step
jachtluipaard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch jacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jacht | hunt, hunting; yacht |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | jacht | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | jagot | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jagōþu | hunt, hunting; chase, pursuit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōþu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōþuz | Forms nouns from weak class 2 verbs, possibly... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch luipaard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | luipaard | leopard, panther, "Panthera pardus"; leopard |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lupaert | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | liupard | — |
| 4 | Old French | leopard | leopard |
| 5 | Late Latin | leopardus | leopon, lipard |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λεόπαρδος | leopon, lipard; leopard |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Λέων | lion |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | λέων | lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage |