Where does “bloukraanvoël” come from?
bloukraanvoël (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kraanvoël, from Dutch Kraanvogel, from Dutch vogel, from Middle Dutch vōgel, from Old Dutch fogal, from Proto-West Germanic fugl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz — to fly, flow, run.
bloukraanvoël (Afrikaans): blue crane (Grus paradisea)
Definitions
- blue crane (Grus paradisea)
Ancestry of “bloukraanvoël”, step by step
bloukraanvoël traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans kraanvoël
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kraanvoël | crane |
| 2 | Dutch | Kraanvogel | Grus |
| 3 | Dutch | vogel | bird, any member of the class Aves; gaai, a... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vōgel | bird |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fogal | bird |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fugl | bird |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Afrikaans blou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | blou | blue |
| 2 | Dutch | blauw | blue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | blau | blue; the colour blue |
| 4 | Old Dutch | blāo | blue |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |