Where does “ruigpootbuizerd” come from?

ruigpootbuizerd (Dutch) comes from Dutch ruig, from Middle Dutch ruuch, from Old Dutch rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.

ruigpootbuizerd (Dutch): the rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus

Definitions

  1. the rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus

Ancestry of “ruigpootbuizerd”, step by step

ruigpootbuizerd traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ruig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchruigrough, rugged, bristly; raucous, boisterous
2Middle Dutchruuch—
3Old Dutchrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough

via Dutch poot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpootlimb of an animal; leg or foot; hand
2Middle Dutchpôtelimb, claw
3Old Dutchpota—

via Dutch buizerd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuizerdcommon buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Every word from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz →