Where does “boomkruiper” come from?
boomkruiper (Dutch) comes from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom, from Old English botm, from Proto-Germanic butmaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- — smoke; mist, haze.
boomkruiper (Dutch): short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
Definitions
- short-toed treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)
Ancestry of “boomkruiper”, step by step
boomkruiper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Boom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Boom | a Belgian town and municipality in the Flemish province of Antwerp |
| 2 | Dutch | bodem | bottom; soil, ground; earth surface |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bodem | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *bodom | — |
| 5 | Old English | botm | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | butmaz | bottom; foundation; ground; abyss |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰmḗn | bottom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch kruipen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kruipen | to crawl; to creep |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crupen | to crawl, to move close to the ground; to creep,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | crūpan | to creep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kreupan | to creep, crawl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |