Where does “roodkeelduiker” come from?
roodkeelduiker (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.
roodkeelduiker (Dutch): red-throated diver
Definitions
- red-throated diver
Ancestry of “roodkeelduiker”, step by step
roodkeelduiker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rood | red; left, socialist, labor |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rôot | red |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | raud | red |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raudaz | red |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rowdʰós | red thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rewdʰ- | red |
via Dutch keel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | keel | throat; gules, the blazoning term for the color... |
| 2 | French | gueule | snout, face; mug; mouth |
| 3 | Old French | goule | mouth |
| 4 | Latin | gula | gullet, throat, palate; gluttony, greediness;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷel- | throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |