Where does “sääskikerttu” come from?

sääskikerttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kerttu, from German Gertrud, from Old High German gēr, from Proto-West Germanic gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic gaizaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

sääskikerttu (Finnish): gnatcatcher bird of the family Polioptilidae

Definitions

  1. gnatcatcher bird of the family Polioptilidae

Ancestry of “sääskikerttu”, step by step

sääskikerttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kerttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKerttuGretel, the girl in the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel
2GermanGertrud—
3Old High Germangērspear
4Proto-West Germanicgaiʀspear
5Proto-Germanicgaizazspear, pike, javelin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰoysósthrowing spear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Finnish sääski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääskimosquito; midge; osprey
2Finnishsääksiosprey; Translative singular form of sää
3Proto-Finnicsääkciosprey
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśäkće—

Words derived from “sääskikerttu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰoysós →Every word from Proto-Germanic gaizaz →