Where does “harpyørn” come from?

harpyørn (Danish) comes from English harpy, from Middle French harpie, from Latin harpȳia, from Ancient Greek Ἅρπυια, from Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω — to snatch away, carry off; to seize hastily,...

harpyørn (Danish): a harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)

Definitions

  1. a harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja)

Ancestry of “harpyørn”, step by step

harpyørn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English harpy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishharpyA fabulous winged monster, ravenous and filthy,...
2Middle Frenchharpie—
3Latinharpȳiathe three harpies
4Ancient GreekἍρπυιαa harpy
5Ancient Greekἁρπάζωto snatch away, carry off; to seize hastily,...

via Danish ørn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishørneagle
2Old Norseǫrneagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἅρπυια →Every word from Latin harpȳia →