Where does “kwikstaart” come from?
kwikstaart (Dutch) comes from Dutch staart, from Middle Dutch stert, from Old Dutch stert, from Proto-West Germanic *stert, from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
kwikstaart (Dutch): wagtail, bird of the family Motacillidae, particularly the genera Motacilla and Dendronanthus
Definitions
- wagtail, bird of the family Motacillidae, particularly the genera Motacilla and Dendronanthus
Ancestry of “kwikstaart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | staart | A tail on an animal; An object dangling like an... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stert | tail; behind, backside; back part of something |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stert | tail |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stert | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stertaz | tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)terd- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |