lijster
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lijstre (“thrush”), from Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic *lī(h)strō, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Germanic *laikaną (“to move about”) or possibly related to Ancient Greek λιγύς (ligús, “shrill, piercing”). Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands suggests a borrowing from a substrate language because of the word's local range.
Pronunciation
Noun
lijster f (plural lijsters, diminutive lijstertje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: lijster (dated)
References
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
Further reading
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lijster”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute