Where does “robin goch” come from?
robin goch (Welsh) comes from Welsh robin, from English robin, from Middle English Robin, from Old French Robert, from Frankish berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂- — army.
robin goch (Welsh): robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Definitions
- robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Ancestry of “robin goch”, step by step
robin goch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh robin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | robin | robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| 2 | English | robin | Any of various passerine birds of the families... |
| 3 | Middle English | Robin | — |
| 4 | Old French | Robert | a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing |
| 5 | Frankish | berht | bright |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |