Where does “zwartbuikwaterspreeuw” come from?

zwartbuikwaterspreeuw (Dutch) comes from Dutch waterspreeuw, from Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos — bright; to shine; to see.

zwartbuikwaterspreeuw (Dutch): Cinclus cinclus cinclus, a subspecies of white-throated dipper

Definitions

  1. Cinclus cinclus cinclus, a subspecies of white-throated dipper

Ancestry of “zwartbuikwaterspreeuw”, step by step

zwartbuikwaterspreeuw traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch waterspreeuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaterspreeuwwhite-throated dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
2Dutchwaterwater; body of water; bodily fluid
3Middle Dutchwāterwater
4Middle Dutchloosacred wood, forest; forest, thicket
5Old Dutchlōforest
6Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
7Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

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 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 lewk- →