Where does “zwartbuikrotgans” come from?
zwartbuikrotgans (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.
zwartbuikrotgans (Dutch): the dark-bellied brent goose, a subspecies of brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Definitions
- the dark-bellied brent goose, a subspecies of brent goose (Branta bernicla bernicla)
Ancestry of “zwartbuikrotgans”, step by step
zwartbuikrotgans traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zwart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zwart | black; having dark skin; illegal, without payment... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swart | black |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swart | black |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swart | black |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swartaz | black |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swordo- | dirty, dark, black |
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) |