Where does “Sumpfrohrsänger” come from?

Sumpfrohrsänger (German) comes from German Sumpf, from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.

Sumpfrohrsänger (German): marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

Definitions

  1. marsh warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)

Ancestry of “Sumpfrohrsänger”, step by step

Sumpfrohrsänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSumpfswamp, marsh; sump
2Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

via German Rohrsänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRohrsänger—
Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →