Where does “elzenhaantje” come from?

elzenhaantje (Dutch) comes from Dutch els, from Middle Dutch elsene, from Old Dutch alisa, from Frankish aliʀu, from Proto-Germanic alizō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

elzenhaantje (Dutch): alder leaf beetle

Definitions

  1. alder leaf beetle

Ancestry of “elzenhaantje”, step by step

elzenhaantje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch els

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchelsalder, tree of the genus "Alnus"; awl; bodkin
2Middle Dutchelsene—
3Old Dutchalisa—
4Frankishaliʀualder
5Proto-Germanicalizōalder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
7Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Dutch haantje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhaantje—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alizō →