Where does “waterhoos” come from?

waterhoos (Dutch) comes from Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

waterhoos (Dutch): a tornado that occurs over a body of water; a...

Definitions

  1. a tornado that occurs over a body of water; a...

Ancestry of “waterhoos”, step by step

waterhoos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaterwater; body of water; bodily fluid
2Middle Dutchwāterwater
3Middle Dutchloosacred wood, forest; forest, thicket
4Old Dutchlōforest
5Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
6Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch hoos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhooshigh boot
2Dutchhozento bail, to scoop water out of a boat, cellar...
3Middle Dutchosento draw (liquid), to scoop
4Old Dutchōsan—
5Proto-Germanicausanąto scoop, to draw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up
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