Where does “keizerspinguïn” come from?

keizerspinguïn (Dutch) comes from Dutch pinguïn, from English penguin, from Welsh gwyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

keizerspinguïn (Dutch): emperor penguin

Definitions

  1. emperor penguin

Ancestry of “keizerspinguïn”, step by step

keizerspinguïn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pinguïn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpinguïnA penguin, flightless marine bird of the order...
2EnglishpenguinAny of several flightless sea birds, of order...
3Welshgwynwhite; blessed
4Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Dutch keizer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeizeremperor
2Middle Dutchkeiser—
3Old Dutchkeiseremperor
4Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
5LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
6Latincaesariesor hair
7Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →