Where does “geelsnavelduiker” come from?

geelsnavelduiker (Dutch) comes from Dutch Geel, from Middle Dutch gelu, from Old Dutch gelo, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

geelsnavelduiker (Dutch): white-billed diver, yellow-billed loon

Definitions

  1. white-billed diver, yellow-billed loon

Ancestry of “geelsnavelduiker”, step by step

geelsnavelduiker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Geel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchGeelyellow
2Middle Dutchgelu—
3Old Dutchgeloyellow
4Proto-West Germanicgeluyellow
5Proto-Germanicgelwazyellow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃wósyellow, green
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Dutch snavel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnavelbeak; mouth
2Middle Dutchsnavel—
3Old Dutchsnaval—
4Proto-Germanicsnabulazsnout; muzzle; mouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanksnew-to scrape, sharpen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

via Dutch duiker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduikeran underwater diver; a gymnastic diver; a fairly...
2Middle Dutchdukere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →