Where does “blauwborst” come from?

blauwborst (Dutch) comes from Dutch blauw, from Middle Dutch blau, from Old Dutch blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.

blauwborst (Dutch): bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

Definitions

  1. bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)

Ancestry of “blauwborst”, step by step

blauwborst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch blauw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblauwblue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a...
2Middle Dutchblaublue; the colour blue
3Old Dutchblāoblue
4Proto-West Germanicblāublue
5Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

via Dutch borst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborstchest, thorax; breast
2Middle Dutchborstchest; breast
3Old Dutchbrustchest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

Words derived from “blauwborst

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw-
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