Where does “harlekijneend” come from?

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

harlekijneend (Dutch): harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)

Definitions

  1. harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)

Ancestry of “harlekijneend”, step by step

harlekijneend 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 harlekijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchharlekijnharlequin type of mime
2Middle FrenchHarlequin
3Old FrenchHarlequin
4Old EnglishHerla Cyning{{w|King Herla}}
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts
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