Where does “New Zealand bellbird” come from?
New Zealand bellbird (English) comes from English New Zealand, from Dutch Nieuw-Zeeland, from Dutch nieuw, from Middle Dutch niewe, from Old Dutch niuwi, from Proto-West Germanic niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos — new; to nod, assent to.
New Zealand bellbird (English): Anthornis melanura, a greenish passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, with a distinctive bell-like song
Definitions
- Anthornis melanura, a greenish passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, with a distinctive bell-like song
Ancestry of “New Zealand bellbird”, step by step
New Zealand bellbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English New Zealand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | New Zealand | A rabbit of a breed that originated in California... |
| 2 | Dutch | Nieuw-Zeeland | new Zeeland |
| 3 | Dutch | nieuw | new |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | niewe | new |
| 5 | Old Dutch | niuwi | new |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |
via English bellbird
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bellbird | Any of various birds with a far-carrying... |
| 2 | English | Bell | a telephone utility; a Baby Bell |
| 3 | Middle English | belle | — |
| 4 | Old English | belle | bell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bellā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |