Where does “Rotrückenbussard” come from?

Rotrückenbussard (German) comes from German rücken, from Middle High German rücken, from Old High German rucchen, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Rotrückenbussard (German): red-backed hawk

Definitions

  1. red-backed hawk

Ancestry of “Rotrückenbussard”, step by step

Rotrückenbussard traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German rücken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrückento move, to push; to move over
2Middle High Germanrücken
3Old High Germanrucchen
4Proto-Germanic*rukkijan
5Proto-Germanicrukkijanąto pull, to tug; to rock
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via German Bussard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBussardbuzzard
2Frenchbusardharrier
3Old Frenchbusart
4Old Frenchbuisonbush
5Old Frenchboiswoodland; woods
6Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
7Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via German rōt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrōt
2Middle High Germanrōtred, red-haired
3Old High Germanrōtred, scarlet, purple-red, brown-red, yellow-red
4Proto-West Germanicraudred
5Proto-Germanicraudazred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rowdʰósred thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti