Where does “gærdesmutte” come from?
gærdesmutte (Danish) comes from Danish smutte, from Swedish smutta, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
gærdesmutte (Danish): wren , especially the Eurasian wren
Definitions
- wren , especially the Eurasian wren
Ancestry of “gærdesmutte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | smutte | to nip, pop |
| 2 | Swedish | smutta | — |
| 3 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | -a | |
| 5 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |