Where does “vipstjert” come from?

vipstjert (Danish) comes from Danish stjert, from Old Norse stertr, from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

vipstjert (Danish): wagtail

Definitions

  1. wagtail

Ancestry of “vipstjert”, step by step

vipstjert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stjert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstjerta tail (especially of a bird)
2Old Norsestertr—
3Proto-Germanicstertaztail
4Proto-Indo-European(s)terd-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Danish vippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvippeto seesaw; to bob; to rock
2Swedishvippapanicle; latch, flip-flop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stertaz →