Where does “roodkop” come from?

roodkop (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.

roodkop (Dutch): common pochard, "Aythya ferina"

Definitions

  1. common pochard, "Aythya ferina"

Ancestry of “roodkop”, step by step

roodkop 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 kop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkopcup; head; a human
2Middle Dutchcop—
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →