Where does “Schwarzdrossel” come from?

Schwarzdrossel (German) comes from German Schwärz, from Middle High German swarz, from Old High German swarz, from Proto-West Germanic swart, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

Schwarzdrossel (German): blackbird

Definitions

  1. blackbird

Ancestry of “Schwarzdrossel”, step by step

Schwarzdrossel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via German drossel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrosselinflection of drosseln: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germandroschel—
3Old High Germandrōscala—
4Proto-Germanicþrustalǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swart →