Where does “barrspæta” come from?

barrspæta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic barr, from Old Norse barr, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

barrspæta (Icelandic): great spotted woodpecker

Definitions

  1. great spotted woodpecker

Ancestry of “barrspæta”, step by step

barrspæta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic barr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbarrpine needles
2Old Norsebarracicular leaves, needles; barley
3Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

via Icelandic spæta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspætawoodpecker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós →Every word from Proto-Germanic bazaz →