Where does “slokdarm” come from?
slokdarm (Dutch) comes from Dutch darm, from Middle Dutch darm, from Old Dutch tharm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
slokdarm (Dutch): gullet, oesophagus
Definitions
- gullet, oesophagus
Ancestry of “slokdarm”, step by step
slokdarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch darm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | darm | intestine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | darm | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tharm | intestine, gut |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | intestine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Dutch slokken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slokken | to swallow gluttonously |
| 2 | English | slocken | To put out, extinguish; To quench; to allay; to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | slokna | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | slokinn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slekwaną | to go out; become extinguished; to extinguish, go... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |