Where does “klauwier” come from?
klauwier (Dutch) comes from Dutch -iër, from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
klauwier (Dutch): shrike, butcherbird, bird of the family Laniidae
Definitions
- shrike, butcherbird, bird of the family Laniidae
Ancestry of “klauwier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -iër | appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word |
| 2 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 3 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |