Where does “snelhechter” come from?

snelhechter (Dutch) comes from Dutch snel, from Middle Dutch snel, from Old Dutch snel, from Proto-West Germanic *snell, from Proto-Germanic snellaz, from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos.

snelhechter (Dutch): A report file; a two-prong (two-hole) file folder, with clips

Definitions

  1. A report file; a two-prong (two-hole) file folder, with clips

Ancestry of “snelhechter”, step by step

snelhechter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch snel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnelfast, quick, rapid
2Middle Dutchsnelfast, quick, rapid
3Old Dutchsnelquick, rapid
4Proto-West Germanic*snell
5Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos

via Dutch hechten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhechtento attach, to bind; to suture, to stitch
2Middle Dutchhechtento attach, to bind; to incarcerate
3Old Dutchheftento bind together, to secure
4Proto-West Germanichaftijanto make bound; to bind, secure
5Proto-Germanichaftijanąto make bound; to bind, secure
6Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snedʰlos