Where does “svalbarðsgás” come from?

svalbarðsgás (Faroese) comes from Faroese Svalbarð, from Old Norse Svalbarð, from Old Norse svalr, from Proto-Germanic swalaz, from Proto-Germanic swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

svalbarðsgás (Faroese): pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Definitions

  1. pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Ancestry of “svalbarðsgás”, step by step

svalbarðsgás traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Svalbarð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseSvalbarð—
2Old NorseSvalbarð—
3Old Norsesvalrcool, cold
4Proto-Germanicswalazcold
5Proto-Germanicswelanąto burn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Faroese gás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegásgoose
2Old Norsegásgoose; vulva
3Proto-Germanicgansgoose
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰans-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swalaz →