Where does “Bordsteinschwalbe” come from?
Bordsteinschwalbe (German) comes from German Bordstein, from German stein, from Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
Bordsteinschwalbe (German): alley cat, streetwalker
Ancestry of “Bordsteinschwalbe”, step by step