Where does “helmparelhoen” come from?
helmparelhoen (Dutch) comes from Dutch parelhoen, from Dutch parel, from Middle Dutch perle, from French perle, from Italian perla, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perna, from Proto-Italic persnā — to kick.
helmparelhoen (Dutch): helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
Definitions
- helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris)
Ancestry of “helmparelhoen”, step by step
helmparelhoen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch parelhoen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | parelhoen | A guinea fowl, any fowl of the family Numididae |
| 2 | Dutch | parel | A pearl, a precious, round shelly concretion from... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | perle | — |
| 4 | French | perle | pearl; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Italian | perla | pearl; pill; mistake |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | perla | — |
| 7 | Latin | perna | A haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | persnā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpḗrsneh₂ | heel, upper thigh |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
via Dutch helm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | helm | helmet; European beachgrass, Ammophila arenaria |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | helm | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | helm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |