Where does “Weißstirnamazone” come from?
Weißstirnamazone (German) comes from German Stirn, from Middle High German stirne, from Old High German stirna, from Proto-West Germanic stirniju — forehead.
Weißstirnamazone (German): white-fronted amazon, white-fronted parrot, spectacled amazon parrot (Amazona albifrons)
Definitions
- white-fronted amazon, white-fronted parrot, spectacled amazon parrot (Amazona albifrons)
Ancestry of “Weißstirnamazone”, step by step
Weißstirnamazone traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stirn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stirn | forehead; frons |
| 2 | Middle High German | stirne | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stirna | forehead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stirniju | forehead |
via German Weiß
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weiß | white, whiteness; powder, face powder |
| 2 | Middle High German | wīȥ | — |
via German Amazone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Amazone | short form of Amazonenpapagei: Amazon parrot; any bird of the parrot genus Amazona |