Where does “Schwalbensittich” come from?

Schwalbensittich (German) comes from German Schwalbe, from Middle High German swalwe, from Old High German swalwa, from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā, from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ — swallow.

Schwalbensittich (German): swift parrot (Lathamus discolor)

Definitions

  1. swift parrot (Lathamus discolor)

Ancestry of “Schwalbensittich”, step by step

Schwalbensittich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwalbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwalbeswallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe
2Middle High Germanswalwe—
3Old High Germanswalwa—
4Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
5Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow

via German Sittich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSittichparakeet
2Middle High Germansitich—
3Latinsittacus—
4LatinpsittacusA parrot
5Ancient Greekψιττακόςparrot
Every word from Proto-Germanic swalwǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *swalwā →Every word from Old High German swalwa →