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Where does “lijster” come from?

lijster (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lijstre, from Proto-West Germanic lī(h)strō.

lijster (Dutch): thrush, one of several species of songbirds of...

Definitions

  1. thrush, one of several species of songbirds of...

Ancestry of “lijster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlijstrethrush
2Proto-West Germaniclī(h)strō—

Words derived from “lijster”

  • roodborstlijster
  • lyster
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