Where does “roodstuitzwaluw” come from?
roodstuitzwaluw (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.
roodstuitzwaluw (Dutch): red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Definitions
- red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Ancestry of “roodstuitzwaluw”, step by step
roodstuitzwaluw 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 zwaluw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zwaluw | A swallow, bird of the family Hirundinidae |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swaluwe | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swalwa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |
via Dutch stuit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stuit | tailbone |