Where does “sumpskildpadde” come from?

sumpskildpadde (Danish) comes from Danish sump, from Middle Low German sump, from Old Saxon sump, from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.

sumpskildpadde (Danish): a terrapin (Emydidae)

Definitions

  1. a terrapin (Emydidae)

Ancestry of “sumpskildpadde”, step by step

sumpskildpadde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sump

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

via Danish skildpadde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskildpaddeturtle, tortoise
2Low Germanschiltpadde—
3Low Germanschiltshield
Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from Old Saxon sump →Every word from Middle Low German sump →
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