Where does “eendenkuiken” come from?

eendenkuiken (Dutch) comes from Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic anadz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

eendenkuiken (Dutch): duckling

Definitions

  1. duckling

Ancestry of “eendenkuiken”, step by step

eendenkuiken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch eend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheendduck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding...
2Middle Dutchent—
3Old Dutchened—
4Proto-Germanicanadzduck
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck

via Dutch kuiken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkuikenchick, the hatched young of a bird, especially...
2Middle Dutchkuken—
3Old Dutchkiukīn—
4Proto-Germanic*kiukīn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →