Where does “Leierschwanz” come from?

Leierschwanz (German) comes from German Leier, from Middle High German līre, from Old High German līra, from Latin Lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα — lyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Leierschwanz (German): lyrebird

Definitions

  1. lyrebird

Ancestry of “Leierschwanz”, step by step

Leierschwanz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Leier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeierlyre; Lyra; a recurring lecture, an annoyingly...
2Middle High Germanlīre—
3Old High Germanlīra—
4LatinLyralyre, lute
5Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

via German schwanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwanztail
2Middle High Germanswanztail
3Middle High Germanswanzento swing
4Middle High Germanswanken—
Every word from Ancient Greek λύρα →Every word from Latin Lyra →Every word from Old High German līra →