Where does “keiler” come from?
keiler (Dutch) comes from German Keiler, from German keilen, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
keiler (Dutch): a male wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Definitions
- a male wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Ancestry of “keiler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Keiler | a male wild boar |
| 2 | German | keilen | to hit or insert with a wedge or as if by one |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |