Where does “Väahut” come from?
Väahut (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Hut, from Middle Low German hūt, from Old Saxon hūd, from Proto-West Germanic hūdi, from Proto-Germanic hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Väahut (Plautdietsch): foreskin
Definitions
- foreskin
Ancestry of “Väahut”, step by step
Väahut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Hut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Hut | skin, hide |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hūt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hūd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūdi | skin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūdiz | hide, skin |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via Plautdietsch väa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | väa | — |