Where does “zwanenhalsfuut” come from?

zwanenhalsfuut (Dutch) comes from Dutch fuut — great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus).

zwanenhalsfuut (Dutch): western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis

Definitions

  1. western grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis

Ancestry of “zwanenhalsfuut”, step by step

zwanenhalsfuut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch fuut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfuutgreat crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

via Dutch zwanenhals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwanenhals
Every word from Dutch fuut