Where does “egernbestand” come from?

egernbestand (Danish) comes from Danish egern, from Old Norse íkorni, from Proto-Germanic aikwernô, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

egernbestand (Danish): squirrel population

Definitions

  1. squirrel population

Ancestry of “egernbestand”, step by step

egernbestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish egern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishegernsquirrel
2Old Norseíkornisquirrel
3Proto-Germanicaikwernôsquirrel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Danish bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbestandpopulation; total number
2Low Germanbestant—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →