Where does “beaverling” come from?
beaverling (English) comes from English Beaver, from French castor, from Middle French castor, from Old French castor, from Latin Castor, from Ancient Greek Κάστωρ, from Doric Greek κάστον.
beaverling (English): A small, young, or juvenile beaver
Definitions
- A small, young, or juvenile beaver
Ancestry of “beaverling”, step by step
beaverling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Beaver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beaver | A native or resident of the American state of... |
| 2 | French | castor | beaver |
| 3 | Middle French | castor | — |
| 4 | Old French | castor | beaver |
| 5 | Latin | Castor | Castor |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κάστωρ | Castor |
| 7 | Doric Greek | κάστον | — |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |