Where does “witkopgors” come from?

witkopgors (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.

witkopgors (Dutch): pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)

Definitions

  1. pine bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)

Ancestry of “witkopgors”, step by step

witkopgors traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
3Old Dutchwītwhite
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Dutch kop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkopcup; head; a human
2Middle Dutchcop
3Latincūppadrinking vessel
4Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
5Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Dutch gors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgorsA plain or marsh near river mouths, unprotected...
2Middle Dutchgors
3Middle Dutchgrasgrass
4Old Dutchgras
5Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
6Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂