Auerhuhn

Betekenis (Engels)

capercaillie, wood grouse (Tetrao urogallus)

Sinonieme

Auerhahn

Birkhuhn

Spielhuhn

Auherhahn

Urhahn

grosser Hahn

Vertalings

urogallo

grand tétras

auerhoen

Tetrao urogallus

capercaillie

gallo cedrone

urogallo

tetraz

wood grouse

gall fer

αγριόκουρκος

gall salvatge

gallo silvestre

galomontês

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: urhan

Geërf van Old High German: ūrhuon

Verwante met Sweeds: orre

Verwante met Faroëes: orri

Verwante met Nederlands: woerhaan

In summary

From Middle High German ûr-han, from Old High German ūr-huon (variant of orre-huon), from Proto-West Germanic *ūrʀahōn, from a compound of the Proto-Germanic elements *urzô (“black grouse ~ capercaillie”) + *hōną (“hen”) (see Huhn), literally "grouse-hen", referring to the bird's call. The first element, which is cognate with Swedish orre and Faroese orri, is possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wérsō (“virile, male; male livestock animal, bull calf”). Cognate with German Low German Urhane and Dutch woerhaan (< *worʀahanō).