Where does “sumpskilpadde” come from?

sumpskilpadde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sump, from Middle Low German sump, from Old Saxon sump, from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.

sumpskilpadde (Norwegian Bokmål): a terrapin

Definitions

  1. a terrapin

Ancestry of “sumpskilpadde”, step by step

sumpskilpadde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsumpa swamp
2Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
3Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
4Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

via Norwegian Bokmål skilpadde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskilpaddea turtle
2Low Germanschiltpadde—
3Low Germanschiltshield
Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from Old Saxon sump →Every word from Middle Low German sump →