Where does “Hauntjelenkj” come from?
Hauntjelenkj (Plautdietsch) comes from English haunt, from Middle English haunten, from Old French hanter, from Old English hāmettan, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.
Hauntjelenkj (Plautdietsch): wrist
Definitions
- wrist
Ancestry of “Hauntjelenkj”, step by step
Hauntjelenkj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English haunt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | haunt | To inhabit, or visit frequently; To make uneasy,... |
| 2 | Middle English | haunten | to reside, inhabit, use, employ |
| 3 | Old French | hanter | to frequent, abide in one place; to frequent... |
| 4 | Old English | hāmettan | to bring home; provide a home for; house; to... |
| 5 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Plautdietsch Jelenkj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Jelenkj | link |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gahlankiją | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |