Where does “pohjankiisla” come from?
pohjankiisla (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiisla, from Swedish grissla, from Swedish gryt, from Old Swedish gryt, from Old Norse grjót, from Proto-Germanic greutą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
pohjankiisla (Finnish): thick-billed murre, Brunnich’s guillemot, Uria lomvia
Definitions
- thick-billed murre, Brunnich’s guillemot, Uria lomvia
Ancestry of “pohjankiisla”, step by step
pohjankiisla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kiisla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiisla | guillemot, murre |
| 2 | Swedish | grissla | guillemot |
| 3 | Swedish | gryt | a sett; a badger's home; a den of a fox |
| 4 | Old Swedish | gryt | stone, gravel |
| 5 | Old Norse | grjót | coarse stones, rubble |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | greutą | grit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrewd- | to weep, be sad |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēw- | to grind, rub |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |