Where does “witbuikrotgans” come from?
witbuikrotgans (Dutch) comes from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
witbuikrotgans (Dutch): the pale-bellied brent goose, a subspecies of brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota)
Definitions
- the pale-bellied brent goose, a subspecies of brent goose (Branta bernicla hrota)
Ancestry of “witbuikrotgans”, step by step
witbuikrotgans traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wit | white; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wit | white; clean; pale |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wīt | white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wit | Alternative form of *wet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *wet | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via Dutch buik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | buik | belly; paunch; The lowest inner part of a ship's... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | buuc | belly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal |
| 3 | Old Dutch | būk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būkaz | belly, abdomen; body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |
via Dutch rotgans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rotgans | the brent goose, brant (Branta bernicla) |