Auerhuhn

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • capercaillie, wood grouse Tetrao urogallus

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German ûr-han, urhan inherited from Old High German ūr-huon, ūrhuon inherited from *ūrʀahōn compound from Proto-Germanic *urzô (capercaillie, black grouse) + Proto-Germanic *hōną (hen, chicken)derived from Proto-Indo-European *wérsō, *wérsēn (male livestock animal, male, virile, bull calf).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wérsō, *wérsēn

Gloss

male livestock animal, male, virile, bull calf

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

雄

Emoji
🐏

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