Where does “holenduif” come from?

holenduif (Dutch) comes from Dutch hol, from Middle Dutch hol, from Old Dutch hol, from Proto-West Germanic hol, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

holenduif (Dutch): stock dove (Columba oenas)

Definitions

  1. stock dove (Columba oenas)

Ancestry of “holenduif”, step by step

holenduif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchholA hole, hollow, cavity; A cargo hold; An anus,...
2Middle Dutchhol—
3Old Dutchhol—
4Proto-West Germanicholhollow; hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Dutch Duif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchDuifColumba
2Middle Dutchduvepigeon, dove
3Old Dutchdūvadove, pigeon
4Proto-West Germanic*dūbādove, pigeon
5Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →