Where does “sumpbæver” come from?

sumpbæver (Danish) comes from Danish bæver, from Proto-Germanic bebruz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰébʰrus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrew-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

sumpbæver (Danish): coypu, nutria

Definitions

  1. coypu, nutria

Ancestry of “sumpbæver”, step by step

sumpbæver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bæver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbæverbeaver mammal
2Proto-Germanicbebruzbeaver
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰébʰrusbeaver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrew-to brew, boil; to boil, seethe; to brew, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Danish sump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsumpswamp
2Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
3Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
4Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
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