Where does “woestijnrat” come from?

woestijnrat (Dutch) comes from Dutch woestijn, from Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Old Dutch wuosti, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

woestijnrat (Dutch): gerbil, any member of the Gerbillinae; desert...

Definitions

  1. gerbil, any member of the Gerbillinae; desert...

Ancestry of “woestijnrat”, step by step

woestijnrat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch woestijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoestijndesert
2Middle Dutchwoestine—
3Old Dutchwuostinnadesert. wasteland
4Old Dutchwuostidesolate, waste
5Proto-West Germanicwōstīuninhabited, desolate, waste
6Proto-Germanicwōstaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-s-to-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out

via Dutch rat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchratA rat, medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus...
2Middle Dutchratterat
3Old Dutchrato—
4Frankishratt—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōstaz →