Where does “Haunttausch” come from?
Haunttausch (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Tausch, from Middle Low German tasche, from Old Saxon taska, from Proto-West Germanic *taskā, from Proto-Germanic taskǭ, from Proto-Indo-European das-, from Translingual da, from English deca- — self-.
Haunttausch (Plautdietsch): purse, handbag
Definitions
- purse, handbag
Ancestry of “Haunttausch”, step by step
Haunttausch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Tausch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Tausch | purse, bag; pouch, kit, knapsack |
| 2 | Middle Low German | tasche | bag, pouch |
| 3 | Old Saxon | taska | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *taskā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taskǭ | bag, purse; pouch, pocket |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | das- | — |
| 7 | Translingual | da | — |
| 8 | English | deca- | Greek number... |
| 9 | French | déca- | deca- |
| 10 | Latin | decās | a decade (period of ten years) |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δεκάς | the number ten; a group of ten, decade |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | -ᾰ́ς | group of |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -ónts | Derives nouns denoting body parts |
| 14 | Hungarian | önt | to pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön |
| 15 | Hungarian | ön | you |
| 16 | Hungarian | ön- | self- |
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 |