Where does “Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz” come from?

Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz (German) comes from German Borstenschwanz, from German Borste, from Middle High German borste, from Old High German burst, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz (German): Southern emu-wren any of the passerine birds of the species

Definitions

  1. Southern emu-wren any of the passerine birds of the species

Ancestry of “Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz”, step by step

Rotstirn-Borstenschwanz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Borstenschwanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBorstenschwanzemu-wren any of the passerine birds of the genus
2GermanBorstebristle
3Middle High Germanborste
4Old High Germanburstbristle
5Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
6Proto-Germanicbʰurstís
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

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

via German Stirn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStirnforehead; frons
2Middle High Germanstirne
3Old High Germanstirnaforehead
4Proto-West Germanicstirnijuforehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís