Where does “ossenstaart” come from?
ossenstaart (Dutch) comes from Dutch os, from Middle Dutch osse, from Old Dutch osso, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.
ossenstaart (Dutch): oxtail
Definitions
- oxtail
Ancestry of “ossenstaart”, step by step
ossenstaart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch os
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | os | ox |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | osse | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | osso | ox |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ohsō | ox |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |
via Dutch staart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | staart | A tail on an animal; An object dangling like an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stert | tail; behind, backside; back part of something |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stert | tail |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stert | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stertaz | tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terd- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |