Where does “hutan hujan” come from?
hutan hujan (Malay) comes from English rainforest, from German Regenwald, from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
hutan hujan (Malay): rainforest
Definitions
- rainforest
Ancestry of “hutan hujan”, step by step
hutan hujan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English rainforest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rainforest | A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall... |
| 2 | German | Regenwald | rainforest |
| 3 | German | wald | forest; woods; woodland |
| 4 | Middle High German | walt | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wald | forest |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |