Where does “leeuwerik” come from?

leeuwerik (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch leewerike, from Old Dutch leiwerka, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

leeuwerik (Dutch): lark, bird of the family Alaudidae

Definitions

  1. lark, bird of the family Alaudidae

Ancestry of “leeuwerik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchleewerike—
2Old Dutchleiwerka—
3Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭlark
4Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark
Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ →Every word from Old Dutch leiwerka →
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