Where does “koningspinguïn” come from?

koningspinguïn (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.

koningspinguïn (Dutch): king penguin, "Aptenodytes patagonicus"

Definitions

  1. king penguin, "Aptenodytes patagonicus"

Ancestry of “koningspinguïn”, step by step

koningspinguïn 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 koning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoningking
2Middle Dutchcōnincking
3Old Dutchcunincking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →