Where does “zwarthalszwaan” come from?

zwarthalszwaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch hals, from Middle Dutch hals, from Old Dutch hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

zwarthalszwaan (Dutch): black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)

Definitions

  1. black-necked swan (Cygnus melancoryphus)

Ancestry of “zwarthalszwaan”, step by step

zwarthalszwaan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhalsFront side of the neck; throat; Neck
2Middle Dutchhalsneck
3Old Dutchhals
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos

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 Zwaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZwaanCygnus
2Middle Dutchswane
3Old Dutchswano
4Proto-Germanicswanô
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos
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