Where does “Gelbschulteramazone” come from?
Gelbschulteramazone (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.
Gelbschulteramazone (German): yellow-shouldered amazon, yellow-shouldered parrot (Amazona barbadensis)
Definitions
- yellow-shouldered amazon, yellow-shouldered parrot (Amazona barbadensis)
Ancestry of “Gelbschulteramazone”, step by step
Gelbschulteramazone 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 schulter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schulter | inflection of schultern: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old High German | scultera | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldru | shoulder |
via German Amazone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amazone | short form of Amazonenpapagei: Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona |