Where does “Südandenspecht” come from?

Südandenspecht (German) comes from German specht, from Middle High German specht, from Old High German speht, from Proto-West Germanic spiht, from Proto-Germanic spihtaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.

Südandenspecht (German): Andean flicker

Definitions

  1. Andean flicker

Ancestry of “Südandenspecht”, step by step

Südandenspecht traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German specht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspechtpicid member of the
2Middle High Germanspecht—
3Old High Germanspeht—
4Proto-West Germanicspihtwoodpecker
5Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie

via German Süd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüdthe south; a wind coming from the south
2Middle High Germansut—
3Old High Germansut—
4Proto-Germanicsudąbrew, soup

via German anden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananden—
2SpanishAndesthe Andes
3Quechuaandihigh crest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spihtaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic spiht →