esel
Middle Dutch
noun
Definitions
- donkey
- fool, idiot
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch esil derived from Latin asellus (small young donkey, little donkey, young ass small donkey, young donkey).
Origin
Latin
asellus
Gloss
small young donkey, little donkey, young ass small donkey, young donkey
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- easel English
- Asellius Latin
- asellus Latin
- asinus Latin
- Assel German
- ezel Dutch, Flemish
- ezelachtig Dutch, Flemish
- ezelsbrug Dutch, Flemish
- ezelsoor Dutch, Flemish
- ezelspinguïn Dutch, Flemish
- ezelsveulen Dutch, Flemish
- geldezel Dutch, Flemish
- steenezel Dutch, Flemish
- *asiluz Proto-Germanic
- esol Old English
- asal Irish
- *osьlъ Proto-Slavic
- ēsel Middle Dutch
- esil Old High German
- asal Old Irish
- esel Afrikaans
- asal Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- 𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *asil gmw-pro
- esil Old Dutch
- esil Old Saxon