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
- lark, bird of the family Alaudidae
Ancestry of “leeuwerik”, step by step