Where does “Hoafstkjikjel” come from?
Hoafstkjikjel (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Hoafst, from Middle English hervest, from Old English hærfest, from Proto-West Germanic harbist, from Proto-Germanic harbistaz, from Proto-Germanic harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Hoafstkjikjel (Plautdietsch): chick born in the autumn
Definitions
- chick born in the autumn
Ancestry of “Hoafstkjikjel”, step by step
Hoafstkjikjel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Hoafst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Hoafst | autumn, fall |
| 2 | Middle English | hervest | autumn, fall; harvest |
| 3 | Old English | hærfest | harvest; autumn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | harbist | harvest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harbistaz | harvest; autumn, fall |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | harbaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |