Where does “pluimstaart” come from?
pluimstaart (Dutch) comes from Dutch pluim, from Middle Dutch plume, from Latin plūma, from Proto-Italic plouksmā, from Proto-Indo-European plúnksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European plú-n-k-, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
pluimstaart (Dutch): a bushy tail
Definitions
- a bushy tail
Ancestry of “pluimstaart”, step by step
pluimstaart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pluim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pluim | A plume, feather; A compliment, praise, a feather... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | plume | — |
| 3 | Latin | plūma | feather, plume |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | plouksmā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plúnksneh₂ | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plú-n-k- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Dutch staart
| 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... |