Where does “Staffelschwanz” come from?

Staffelschwanz (German) comes from German schwanz, from Middle High German swanz, from Middle High German swanzen, from Middle High German swanken.

Staffelschwanz (German): Australasian wren any of the passerine birds of the family

Definitions

  1. Australasian wren any of the passerine birds of the family

Ancestry of “Staffelschwanz”, step by step

Staffelschwanz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schwanz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwanztail
2Middle High Germanswanztail
3Middle High Germanswanzento swing
4Middle High Germanswanken—

via German Staffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStaffelseason; relay; squadron
2Proto-Germanicstapulazpillar, post; basis, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still

Words derived from “Staffelschwanz”

Every word from Middle High German swanken →Every word from Middle High German swanzen →Every word from Middle High German swanz →