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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | snel | fast, quick, rapid |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | snel | fast, quick, rapid |
| 3 | Old Dutch | snel | quick, rapid |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *snell | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snellaz | active, bold, quick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | snedʰlos | — |
via Dutch hechten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hechten | to attach, to bind; to suture, to stitch |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hechten | to attach, to bind; to incarcerate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | heften | to bind together, to secure |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haftijan | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haftijaną | to make bound; to bind, secure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |