Where does “kangoeroe” come from?

kangoeroe (Dutch) comes from English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru — large grey or black kangaroo.

kangoeroe (Dutch): a kangaroo, marsupial of the family Macropodidae

Definitions

  1. a kangaroo, marsupial of the family Macropodidae

Ancestry of “kangoeroe”, step by step

kangoeroe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kangaroo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkangarooA member of the Macropodidae family of large...
2Guugu Yimidhirrgangurrularge grey or black kangaroo

via Kuuku-Ya'u gangurru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kuuku-Ya'ugangurru—

Words derived from “kangoeroe”

Every word from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru →Every word from English kangaroo →