Where does “neerhalen” come from?
neerhalen (Dutch) comes from Dutch neer, from Dutch neder, from Middle Dutch neder, from Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
neerhalen (Dutch): to shoot down
Definitions
- to shoot down
Ancestry of “neerhalen”, step by step
neerhalen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch neer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | neer | down, downwards |
| 2 | Dutch | neder | down; low- |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | neder | down, downwards; down low; below, beneath |
| 4 | Old Dutch | nither | down |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *niþer | down, downwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
via Dutch halen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 3 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |