Where does “Säbelschnäbler” come from?
Säbelschnäbler (German) comes from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.
Säbelschnäbler (German): avocet bird in the family
Definitions
- avocet bird in the family
Ancestry of “Säbelschnäbler”, step by step
Säbelschnäbler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Säbel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Säbel | sabre |
| 2 | Middle High German | sabel | — |
| 3 | Polish | szabla | sabre |
| 4 | Russian | са́бля | saber, cutlass |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | саблꙗ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | sabľa | sabre |
via German Schnabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schnabel | beak, bill, pecker; mouth of a person; spout |
| 2 | Middle High German | snabel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | snabul | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snabulaz | snout; muzzle; mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |