Where does “Dutch nightingale” come from?
Dutch nightingale (English) comes from English nightingale, from Middle English nyghtyngale, from Middle English nyghtgale, from Old English nihtegale, from Proto-West Germanic nahtigalā, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts — bare, naked.
Dutch nightingale (English): A frog
Definitions
- A frog
Ancestry of “Dutch nightingale”, step by step
Dutch nightingale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English nightingale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | nightingale | A European songbird, "Luscinia megarhynchos", of... |
| 2 | Middle English | nyghtyngale | nightingale |
| 3 | Middle English | nyghtgale | nightingale |
| 4 | Old English | nihtegale | nightingale |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | nahtigalā | nightingale |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | naht | night |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nahts | night |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | nókʷts | night |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |
via English Dutch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Dutch | Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch... |
| 2 | Middle English | Duch | German, Dutch; German, Low German, Dutch |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | duutsch | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thiudisc | of the people, vernacular |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |