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

Definitions

  1. A springhare

Ancestry of “springhaas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansspringhaasspringhare
2Afrikaanshaashare, rabbit; meat of the hare or rabbit
3DutchHaasLepus
4Middle Dutchhāsehare
5Old Dutchhasohare
6Proto-West Germanichasōhare
7Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare
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