Where does “englærke” come from?

englærke (Danish) comes from Danish eng, from Old Swedish æng, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

englærke (Danish): meadowlark, "Sturnella"; meadow pipit, "Anthus...

Definitions

  1. meadowlark, "Sturnella"; meadow pipit, "Anthus...

Ancestry of “englærke”, step by step

englærke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish eng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishengA meadow
2Old Swedishæng—
3Old Norseengmeadow
4Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Danish Lærke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishLærkelark (Alaudidae)
2Danishlærkelark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic angijō →