Where does “daddel” come from?
daddel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund, from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz — to sire, beget.
daddel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a date; blame; censure
Definitions
- a date; blame; censure
Ancestry of “daddel”, step by step
daddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δάκτυλος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δάκτυλος | finger; measure of length, the breadth of a... |
| 2 | Hebrew | דקל | palm tree; date; dachshund |
| 3 | German | Dackel | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 4 | German | Dachshund | dachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset... |
| 5 | German | Dachs | badger; genitive singular of Dach |
| 6 | Old High German | dahs | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þahs | badger |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þahsuz | badger |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tótḱus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via German Tadel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tadel | reproof |