Where does “poedelprijs” come from?
poedelprijs (Dutch) comes from Dutch poedel, from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz — dog.
poedelprijs (Dutch): booby prize, a prize awarded to the loser
Definitions
- booby prize, a prize awarded to the loser
Ancestry of “poedelprijs”, step by step
poedelprijs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch poedel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | poedel | poodle; A miss; a throw or shot that misses the... |
| 2 | German | Pudel | poodle |
| 3 | German | Pudelhund | poodle |
| 4 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 5 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 6 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Dutch prijs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prijs | price, fare, charge |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | prijs | — |
| 3 | Old French | pris | price; esteem; reputation; past participle of... |
| 4 | Latin | pretium | worth, price, value, cost; pay, hire, wage,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pretjom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |