Where does “ハーテビースト” come from?
ハーテビースト (Japanese) comes from English hartebeest, from Afrikaans hartebeest, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth, from Proto-West Germanic herþ, from Proto-Germanic herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European kérh₃-to-s — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
ハーテビースト (Japanese): a hartebeest
Ancestry of “ハーテビースト”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hartebeest | A type of grassland antelope, Alcelaphus... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | hartebeest | — |
| 3 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 5 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |