Where does “klippdass” come from?

klippdass (Swedish) comes from German Dachs, from Old High German dahs, from Proto-West Germanic þahs, from Proto-Germanic þahsuz, from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

klippdass (Swedish): hyrax or specifically rock hyrax

Definitions

  1. hyrax or specifically rock hyrax

Ancestry of “klippdass”, step by step

klippdass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dachs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
2Old High Germandahs—
3Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
4Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
5Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via Swedish klippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklippaa rock, a cliff; a steadfast person; to cut with...
2Middle Low Germanklippe—
3Old Saxon*klif—
4Proto-West Germanic*klib—
5Proto-Germanicklibącliff, rock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tótḱus →