The story
- Dutch · derived fromdas“badger”
- Afrikaans · derived fromdassie
- English todayrock badger
From rock + badger. From Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
rock badger
Today it means: Any member of the species Procavia capensis of mammals with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related to rodents, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East. Full definition →
Afrikaans dassie ← Dutch das