Where does “Schwarzkehlchen” come from?

Schwarzkehlchen (German) comes from German Kehle, from Middle High German kële, from Old High German kela, from Proto-West Germanic kelā, from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

Schwarzkehlchen (German): the European stonechat a bird in the flycatcher family

Definitions

  1. the European stonechat a bird in the flycatcher family

Ancestry of “Schwarzkehlchen”, step by step

Schwarzkehlchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kehle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKehlethroat
2Middle High Germankële—
3Old High Germankelathroat
4Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
5Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

via German Schwärz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwärz—
2Middle High Germanswarz—
3Old High Germanswarzblack
4Proto-West Germanicswartblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kelǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kelā →