Where does “Sperlingskauz” come from?

Sperlingskauz (German) comes from German Sperling, from Middle High German sperlinc, from Old High German speriling, from Old High German sparo, from Proto-West Germanic sparwō, from Proto-Germanic sparwô, from Proto-Indo-European spḗr — sparrow.

Sperlingskauz (German): A pygmy owl, especially the Eurasian pygmy owl

Definitions

  1. A pygmy owl, especially the Eurasian pygmy owl

Ancestry of “Sperlingskauz”, step by step

Sperlingskauz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sperling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSperlingsparrow
2Middle High Germansperlinc—
3Old High Germansperiling—
4Old High Germansparosparrow
5Proto-West Germanicsparwōsparrow
6Proto-Germanicsparwôsparrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspḗrsparrow

via German Kauz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKauzowl; strigid; crank, odd fellow, codger
2Middle High Germankūzexecution pit
3Old High Germankūz—
4Latviankūtto hit, to strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spḗr →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparwô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sparwō →