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

Definitions

  1. alley cat, streetwalker

Ancestry of “Bordsteinschwalbe”, step by step

Bordsteinschwalbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bordstein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBordsteinkerb, curb
2Germansteinstone, rock
3Middle High Germansteinstone
4Old High Germansteinstone
5Proto-West Germanicstainstone
6Proto-Germanicstainazstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via German Schwalbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwalbeswallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe
2Middle High Germanswalwe—
3Old High Germanswalwa—
4Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
5Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stainaz →