Where does “Adlerbussard” come from?

Adlerbussard (German) comes from German adler, from Middle High German adler, from Middle High German ar, from Old High German aro, from Latin arō, from Proto-Italic araō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- — earth.

Adlerbussard (German): long-legged buzzard

Definitions

  1. long-legged buzzard

Ancestry of “Adlerbussard”, step by step

Adlerbussard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German adler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanadlereagle
2Middle High Germanadler
3Middle High Germanareagle
4Old High Germanaroeagle
5Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
6Proto-Italicaraōto plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via German Bussard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBussardbuzzard
2Frenchbusardharrier
3Old Frenchbusart
4Old Frenchbuisonbush
5Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
6Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éryeti