Where does “keltahemppo” come from?

keltahemppo (Finnish) comes from Finnish hemppo, from Swedish hämpling, from Swedish -ing, from Old Swedish -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

keltahemppo (Finnish): European serin

Definitions

  1. European serin

Ancestry of “keltahemppo”, step by step

keltahemppo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hemppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhemppolinnet
2Swedishhämplingcommon linnet, (Linaria cannabina)
3Swedish-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See...
4Old Swedish-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
5Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
6Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing

via Finnish kelta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltayellow
2Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
3Proto-Balticgilˀtos
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingōEvery word from Swedish -ingEvery word from Old Norse -ing