Where does “springhaas” come from?
springhaas (English) comes from Afrikaans springhaas, from Afrikaans haas, from Dutch Haas, from Middle Dutch hāse, from Old Dutch haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.
springhaas (English): A springhare
Ancestry of “springhaas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | springhaas | springhare |
| 2 | Afrikaans | haas | hare, rabbit; meat of the hare or rabbit |
| 3 | Dutch | Haas | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | hāse | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | haso | hare |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hasō | hare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hesô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱeh₂s- | to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare |