Where does “uithaler” come from?
uithaler (Dutch) comes from Dutch uithalen, from Dutch halen, from Middle Dutch halen, from Old Dutch halōn, from Proto-West Germanic halōn, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
uithaler (Dutch): Someone who takes smuggled drugs out of a shipping container
Definitions
- Someone who takes smuggled drugs out of a shipping container
Ancestry of “uithaler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uithalen | to lash out, strike out; to pull out, draw out;... |
| 2 | Dutch | halen | to fetch, to get |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | halen | to drag, fetch, haul; to draw, fetch, haul |
| 4 | Old Dutch | halōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | halōn | to fetch, to get, to haul |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halōną | to call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |