Where does “pingouin” come from?

pingouin (French) comes from Dutch pinguïn, from English penguin, from Welsh gwyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

pingouin (French): auk, razorbill; penguin

Definitions

  1. auk, razorbill; penguin

Ancestry of “pingouin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pingouin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →