Where does “breedstaartkolibrie” come from?
breedstaartkolibrie (Dutch) comes from Dutch breed, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch spor, from Proto-West Germanic *spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
breedstaartkolibrie (Dutch): broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
Definitions
- broad-tailed hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)
Ancestry of “breedstaartkolibrie”, step by step
breedstaartkolibrie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch breed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | breed | broad, wide |
| 2 | Dutch | spoor | track; railway track; trace |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spor | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spor | track, trace |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *spor | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via Dutch staart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | staart | A tail on an animal; An object dangling like an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stert | tail; behind, backside; back part of something |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stert | tail |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stert | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stertaz | tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terd- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |