Where does “storkenæb” come from?

storkenæb (Danish) comes from Danish stork, from Old Danish stork, from Old Norse storkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos — stork.

storkenæb (Danish): a cranesbill, plant of genus Geranium

Definitions

  1. a cranesbill, plant of genus Geranium

Ancestry of “storkenæb”, step by step

storkenæb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstorkstork
2Old Danishstorkstork
3Old Norsestorkrstork
4Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
5Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork

via Danish næb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnæbbeak, bill
2Old Norsenebbi—
3Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkaz →Every word from Old Norse storkr →