Where does “spitssnuitdolfijn” come from?

spitssnuitdolfijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch Dolfijn, from Dutch dol, from Old Dutch dol, from Proto-West Germanic *dol, from Proto-Germanic dulaz, from Proto-Germanic dwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel-.

spitssnuitdolfijn (Dutch): beaked whale, toothed whale of the family Ziphiidae

Definitions

  1. beaked whale, toothed whale of the family Ziphiidae

Ancestry of “spitssnuitdolfijn”, step by step

spitssnuitdolfijn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Dolfijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchDolfijnDelphinus
2Dutchdolcrazy, silly, mad; mindless, reckless; irate; out...
3Old Dutchdol—
4Proto-West Germanic*dol—
5Proto-Germanicdulazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
6Proto-Germanicdwalazconfused, stunned; foolish, misled, mad
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwel-—

via Dutch snuit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsnuitA snout, a muzzle; A face, a facial expression
2Dutchkeverbeetle, insect of the order Coleoptera
3Middle Dutchkever—
4Old Dutchkevero—
5Proto-West Germanickefrōbeetle

via Dutch spits

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspitspointed; a pointed tip; A top, a peak, a pinnacle...
2Germanspitzpointed, pointy; sharp; spiky
3Old High Germanspizzi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwel- →