Where does “zwartvoetpinguïn” come from?

zwartvoetpinguïn (Dutch) comes from Dutch voet, from Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

zwartvoetpinguïn (Dutch): African penguin, blackfooted penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Definitions

  1. African penguin, blackfooted penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

Ancestry of “zwartvoetpinguïn”, step by step

zwartvoetpinguïn traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoetfoot; Dutch foot; imperial foot
2Middle Dutchvoetfoot; paw; foot, bottom part, base
3Old Dutchfuotfoot
4Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
5Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Dutch pinguïn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchpinguïnA penguin, flightless marine bird of the order...
2EnglishpenguinAny of several flightless sea birds, of order...
3Welshgwynwhite; blessed
4Proto-Brythonicgwɨnnwhite
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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