Where does “schattebout” come from?

schattebout (Dutch) comes from Dutch schat, from Middle Dutch schat, from Old Dutch skat, from Proto-West Germanic *skatt, from Proto-Germanic skattaz, from Proto-Indo-European skatn-.

schattebout (Dutch): A term of endearment: darling, precious, sweetie

Definitions

  1. A term of endearment: darling, precious, sweetie

Ancestry of “schattebout”, step by step

schattebout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschattreasure; honey, darling, sweet person
2Middle Dutchschatmoney; treasure, large amount of wealth; treasury
3Old Dutchskat—
4Proto-West Germanic*skatttreasure
5Proto-Germanicskattazcattle, kine; owndom, wealth, goods; hoard,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskatn-—

via Dutch bout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchboutbolt; haunch, leg of an animal as food; fart
2Middle Dutchbout—
3Old Dutchbolt—
4Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skatn- →