Where does “jerpe” come from?

jerpe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse jarpi, from Old Norse Jarpr, from Proto-Germanic *erpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erbʰ-.

jerpe (Norwegian Nynorsk): hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia

Definitions

  1. hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia

Ancestry of “jerpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsejarpi—
2Old NorseJarprbrown
3Proto-Germanic*erpazlight brown, brown
4Proto-Indo-European*h₁erbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *erpaz →Every word from Old Norse Jarpr →