Where does “roodborsttapuit” come from?

roodborsttapuit (Dutch) comes from Dutch rood, from Middle Dutch rôot, from Old Dutch rōt, from Proto-West Germanic raud, from Proto-Germanic raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rowdʰós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- — red.

roodborsttapuit (Dutch): European stonechat

Definitions

  1. European stonechat

Ancestry of “roodborsttapuit”, step by step

roodborsttapuit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroodred; left, socialist, labor
2Middle Dutchrôotred
3Old Dutchrōt—
4Proto-West Germanicraudred
5Proto-Germanicraudazred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red

via Dutch borst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborstchest, thorax; breast
2Middle Dutchborstchest; breast
3Old Dutchbrustchest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →