Where does “Hoatang” come from?
Hoatang (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Hoa, from Middle Low German hâr, from Old Saxon hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic hērą, from Proto-Indo-European keres- — rough hair, bristle.
Hoatang (Plautdietsch): tweezers
Definitions
- tweezers
Ancestry of “Hoatang”, step by step
Hoatang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Hoa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Hoa | hair |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hâr | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hār | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hār | hair |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hērą | hair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keres- | rough hair, bristle |
via Plautdietsch Tang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Tang | — |