Where does “schijftongkikker” come from?

schijftongkikker (Dutch) comes from Dutch tong, from Middle Dutch tonge, from Old Dutch tunga, from Proto-West Germanic tungā, from Proto-Germanic tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s — tongue.

schijftongkikker (Dutch): painted frog, frog of the genus Discoglossus or Latonia

Definitions

  1. painted frog, frog of the genus Discoglossus or Latonia

Ancestry of “schijftongkikker”, step by step

schijftongkikker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tong

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtongtongue; A kind of flatfish, the common sole,...
2Middle Dutchtongetongue; speech, language
3Old Dutchtungatongue
4Proto-West Germanictungātongue; speech, language
5Proto-Germanictungǭtongue; speech, language
6Proto-Indo-Europeandn̥ǵʰwéh₂stongue

via Dutch schijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschijfdisk; a slice
2Proto-Germanicskībǭa shaving; slice
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
4Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Dutch kikker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkikkerA frog, relatively smooth amphibian of the order...
2Dutchkikkento croak, sound like a frog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s →