Where does “bergander” come from?
bergander (English) comes from English Berg, from English iceberg, from Dutch ijsberg, from Dutch ijs, from Middle Dutch ijs, from Old Dutch īs, from Proto-West Germanic īs, from Proto-Germanic īsą — ice, frost.
bergander (English): A European duck (Tadorna tadorna), a sheldrake
Definitions
- A European duck (Tadorna tadorna), a sheldrake
Ancestry of “bergander”, step by step
bergander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Berg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Berg | A place name, notably of |
| 2 | English | iceberg | The seaward end of a glacier; A huge mass of... |
| 3 | Dutch | ijsberg | iceberg |
| 4 | Dutch | ijs | ice frozen liquid, notably water |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ijs | ice |
| 6 | Old Dutch | īs | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |