Where does “Gelbbugamazone” come from?
Gelbbugamazone (German) comes from German Gelb, from Middle High German gël, from Old High German gelo, from Proto-West Germanic gelu, from Proto-Germanic gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
Gelbbugamazone (German): blue-fronted amazon, blue-fronted parrot, turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)
Definitions
- blue-fronted amazon, blue-fronted parrot, turquoise-fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva)
Ancestry of “Gelbbugamazone”, step by step
Gelbbugamazone traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gelb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gelb | yellow; yolk |
| 2 | Middle High German | gël | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gelo | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gelu | yellow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gelwaz | yellow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃wós | yellow, green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via German Bug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bug | bow, prow; nose; shoulder joint |
| 2 | Polish | Bug | software bug |
| 3 | English | Bug | A Volkswagen Beetle car; A Bugatti car |
| 4 | English | bugge | beetle |
| 5 | Middle English | bugge | bogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bugja- | swollen up, thick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
via German Amazone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amazone | short form of Amazonenpapagei: Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona |