wouw

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɑu̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wouw
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯
  • Homophones: wau, wow, wou, wauw, Wouw

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wouwe, wīwe, wīe, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], 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
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)
    Hypernym: reseda
Descendants
  • → German: Wau

Further reading

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