Where does “Alpenkrähe” come from?

Alpenkrähe (German) comes from German Krähe, from Middle High German krā, from Old High German krāha, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Alpenkrähe (German): red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Definitions

  1. red-billed chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)

Ancestry of “Alpenkrähe”, step by step

Alpenkrähe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krähe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrähecrow
2Middle High Germankrā—
3Old High Germankrāha—
4Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
5Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German Alpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAlpenthe Alps; alps
2Middle High Germanalben—
3Old High Germanalbaalpine pasture; alp
4Proto-West Germanic*albijā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krāā →