Where does “roodrugpelikaan” come from?

roodrugpelikaan (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.

Ancestry of “roodrugpelikaan”, step by step

roodrugpelikaan traces back through 3 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 rug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrugback; ridge
2Middle Dutchruggeback
3Old Dutchruggiback, backside
4Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
5Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Dutch pelikaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpelikaanpelican, bird of the family Pelecanidae
2Middle Dutchpellicaen—
3Old Frenchpelican—
4Latinpelecānuspelican
5Ancient Greekπελεκάνpelican
6Ancient Greekπέλεκυςtwo-edged axe for felling trees; battle axe,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁rewdʰ- →