Where does “Seeschwalbe” come from?
Seeschwalbe (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.
Seeschwalbe (German): tern
Definitions
- tern
Ancestry of “Seeschwalbe”, step by step
Seeschwalbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schwalbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwalbe | swallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe |
| 2 | Middle High German | swalwe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | swalwa | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *swalwā | swallow (bird) |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swalwǭ | swallow |
via German see
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | see | lake |