Where does “gendang” come from?
gendang (Indonesian) comes from English eardrum, from English drum, from English drumslade, from Middle Dutch trommelslach, from Middle Dutch slach, from Old Dutch slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
gendang (Indonesian): kendhang
Definitions
- kendhang
Ancestry of “gendang”, step by step
gendang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English eardrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eardrum | A thin membrane that separates the outer ear from... |
| 2 | English | drum | A percussive musical instrument spanned with a... |
| 3 | English | drumslade | A drum; A drummer |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | trommelslach | drumbeat |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | slach | beat |
| 6 | Old Dutch | slag | setback, misfortune |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Malay gendang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | gendang | — |