Where does “rock badger” come from?
rock badger (English) comes from English Rock, from English rock and roll, from English and, from Middle English an, from Old English ond, from Old English and, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti — on, onto.
rock badger (English): Any of species Procavia capensis of mammals with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East
Definitions
- Any of species Procavia capensis of mammals with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East
Ancestry of “rock badger”, step by step
rock badger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rock | for someone living near a rock or an oak (atter + oke) |
| 2 | English | rock and roll | A genre of popular music that evolved in the... |
| 3 | English | and | As a coordinating conjunction; expressing two... |
| 4 | Middle English | an | Alternative form of in; Alternative form of and;... |
| 5 | Old English | ond | and |
| 6 | Old English | and | and; even; also |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Afrikaans dassie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | dassie | rock hyrax, dassie |
| 2 | Afrikaans | das | badger; hyrax; tie, necktie |
| 3 | Dutch | das | A badger, various species of genera "Meles" and... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | das | badger, European badger |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thas | badger, European badger |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English Badger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Badger | A native or resident of the American state of... |
| 2 | Middle English | bageard | marked by a badge |
| 3 | Middle English | bage | Alternative spelling of bagge; badge |
| 4 | English | badge | A distinctive mark, token, sign, emblem or... |
| 5 | Middle English | badge | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | bage | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | baugaz | a bend; bow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |