Where does “Uferschwalbe” come from?

Uferschwalbe (German) comes from German Ufer, from Middle High German uover, from Middle Low German over, from Old Saxon ōvar, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér.

Uferschwalbe (German): sand martin

Definitions

  1. sand martin

Ancestry of “Uferschwalbe”, step by step

Uferschwalbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ufer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUfershore, shoreline; bank
2Middle High Germanuover
3Middle Low Germanoveracross, moving through or over something; across,...
4Old Saxonōvarover
5Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
6Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
7Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
9Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-

via German Schwalbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwalbeswallow, martin; dive; Schwalbe
2Middle High Germanswalwe
3Old High Germanswalwa
4Proto-West Germanic*swalwāswallow (bird)
5Proto-Germanicswalwǭswallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European upóEvery word from Proto-Indo-European upér
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