Where does “witkopzeearend” come from?
witkopzeearend (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeearend, from Dutch Arend, from Middle Dutch aernt, from Middle Dutch aren, from Old Dutch aro, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti — earth.
witkopzeearend (Dutch): bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Definitions
- bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
Ancestry of “witkopzeearend”, step by step
witkopzeearend traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zeearend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zeearend | The white-tailed eagle, sea eagle; the species or... |
| 2 | Dutch | Arend | sometimes spelled as Arent |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | aernt | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | aren | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | aro | — |
| 6 | Latin | arō | to plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | araō | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éryeti | to be ploughing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |