Where does “regenwulp” come from?

regenwulp (Dutch) comes from Dutch regen, from Middle Dutch rēgen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

regenwulp (Dutch): whimbrel, Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Definitions

  1. whimbrel, Eurasian whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)

Ancestry of “regenwulp”, step by step

regenwulp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch regen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregenrain
2Middle Dutchrēgenrain
3Old Dutchreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via Dutch wulp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwulpthe common curlew, Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
2Proto-Germanichwelpanąto yelp; bark
3Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →