wouw

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Dutch

Een rode wouw, Milvus milvus

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wouwe, wīwe, wīe, from Old Dutch , from Proto-West Germanic , from Proto-Germanic *wīwô, a derivate of Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- (“to hunt, pursue”). Compare German Weihe, Low German Wieh, both “harrier”.

Noun

wouw m (plural wouwen, diminutive wouwtje n)

  1. A kite, certain bird of the family Accipitridae; especially of the genera Milvus, Harpagus and Haliastur.
Derived terms
Reseda luteola
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wou

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch woude, wouwe; ultimately derived from a variant of Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd. Cognate with English weld. Doublet of wede. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. this variant of waiRd-etymology found at weld and copied here needs to be specified further; how far does this variant go back?

Noun

wouw m (plural wouwen, diminutive wouwtje n)

  1. The plant weld, Reseda luteola
Descendants
  • → German: Wau

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