Where does “blauwvleugelsprinkhaan” come from?
blauwvleugelsprinkhaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch vleugel, from Middle Dutch vloghel, from Old Dutch flugil, from Proto-Germanic flugilaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
blauwvleugelsprinkhaan (Dutch): blue-winged grasshopper, Oedipoda caerulescens
Definitions
- blue-winged grasshopper, Oedipoda caerulescens
Ancestry of “blauwvleugelsprinkhaan”, step by step
blauwvleugelsprinkhaan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vleugel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vleugel | wing; grand piano; building wing |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vloghel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | flugil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flugilaz | wing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Dutch blauw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blauw | blue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | blau | blue; the colour blue |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blāo | blue |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
via Dutch sprinkhaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sprinkhaan | locust, grasshopper, insect of the suborder... |
| 2 | Dutch | springen | to jump, to leap; to explode, to shatter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | springen | to jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | springan | to jump, spring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | springaną | to spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ǵʰ | — |