wouw

Meaning

a kite, certain bird of the family Accipitridae; especially of the genera Milvus, Harpagus and Haliastur

Concepts

kite

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weld

yellow weed

woold

Translations

milan

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Milan

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milano

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Weihe

Milvus

milhafre

miluus

gualda

milà

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çaylak

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Färber-Wau

gaude

réséda des teinturiers

nibbio

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋɑu̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wouwe

Cognate with German: Weihe

Cognate with Low German: Wieh

Inherited from Middle Dutch: woude

Cognate with English: weld

In summary

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”.