Where does “mangrovereiger” come from?

mangrovereiger (Dutch) comes from Dutch reiger, from Middle Dutch reiger, from Old Dutch heigero, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

mangrovereiger (Dutch): the striated heron, Butorides striata

Definitions

  1. the striated heron, Butorides striata

Ancestry of “mangrovereiger”, step by step

mangrovereiger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch reiger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreigerheron, waterbird of the family Ardeidae
2Middle Dutchreiger—
3Old Dutchheigeroheron
4Frankishhraigrōheron
5Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

via Dutch mangrove

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmangrovea mangrove tree
2EnglishmangroveAny of various tropical evergreen trees or shrubs...
3Englishmangrow—
4Portuguesemanguemangrove
5Spanishmanglemangrove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Frankish hraigrō →