Where does “storkenebb” come from?

storkenebb (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stork, from Old Norse storkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos — stork.

storkenebb (Norwegian Nynorsk): cranesbill

Definitions

  1. cranesbill

Ancestry of “storkenebb”, step by step

storkenebb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk stork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstorkstork
2Old Norsestorkrstork
3Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
4Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork

via Norwegian Nynorsk nebb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsknebba beak or bill
2Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkaz →Every word from Old Norse storkr →