Where does “roskam” come from?

roskam (Dutch) comes from Dutch ros, from Middle Dutch ros, from Old Dutch ros, from Proto-West Germanic hross, from Proto-Germanic hrussą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

roskam (Dutch): currycomb

Definitions

  1. currycomb

Ancestry of “roskam”, step by step

roskam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchrosA horse; A steed; of an impure red colour
2Middle Dutchros—
3Old Dutchroshorse
4Proto-West Germanichrosshorse
5Proto-Germanichrussąhorse
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Dutch kam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkamA comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,...
2Middle Dutchkamp—

Words derived from “roskam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →