Where does “zwartbuikfluiteend” come from?

zwartbuikfluiteend (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwart, from Middle Dutch swart, from Old Dutch swart, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

zwartbuikfluiteend (Dutch): black-bellied whistling duck

Definitions

  1. black-bellied whistling duck

Ancestry of “zwartbuikfluiteend”, step by step

zwartbuikfluiteend traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zwart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwartblack; having dark skin; illegal, without payment...
2Middle Dutchswartblack
3Old Dutchswartblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Dutch fluiteend

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchfluiteendwhistling duck any bird of the genus
2Dutchfluitento whistle; To make any similar sound, as a...
3DutchZwaanCygnus
4Middle Dutchswane—
5Old Dutchswano—
6Proto-Germanicswanô—

via Dutch buik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuikbelly; paunch; The lowest inner part of a ship's...
2Middle Dutchbuucbelly; abdomen; half of a slaughtered animal
3Old Dutchbūk—
4Proto-Germanicbūkazbelly, abdomen; body
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →