Where does “vuurgoudhaan” come from?

vuurgoudhaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch goudhaan, from Dutch goud, from Middle Dutch gout, from Old Dutch golt, from Proto-Germanic gulþą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰl̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

vuurgoudhaan (Dutch): firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)

Definitions

  1. firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)

Ancestry of “vuurgoudhaan”, step by step

vuurgoudhaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch goudhaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgoudhaangoldcrest (Regulus regulus)
2Dutchgoudgold; or, gold
3Middle Dutchgoutgold
4Old Dutchgoltgold
5Proto-Germanicgulþągold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰl̥tómgold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Dutch vuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuurfire; heater; a lighter
2Middle Dutchvuurfire; bonfire; passion
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃-
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