Where does “kuifparelhoen” come from?

kuifparelhoen (Dutch) comes from Dutch parelhoen, from Dutch parel, from Middle Dutch perle, from French perle, from Italian perla, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perna, from Proto-Italic persnā — to kick.

kuifparelhoen (Dutch): the plumed guineafowl, Guttera plumifera

Definitions

  1. the plumed guineafowl, Guttera plumifera

Ancestry of “kuifparelhoen”, step by step

kuifparelhoen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch parelhoen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchparelhoenA guinea fowl, any fowl of the family Numididae
2DutchparelA pearl, a precious, round shelly concretion from...
3Middle Dutchperle
4Frenchperlepearl; first-person singular present indicative...
5Italianperlapearl; pill; mistake
6Medieval Latinperla
7LatinpernaA haunch or ham together with the leg, gammon; A...
8Proto-Italicpersnā
9Proto-Indo-Europeantpḗrsneh₂heel, upper thigh
10Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via Dutch kuif

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkuifA crest of plumage or hair; Any hairstyle that...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpḗrsneh₂Every word from Proto-Italic persnā
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