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Where does “ertla” come from?
ertla (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse arta, from Proto-Germanic *artǭ — wagtail.
Ancestry of “ertla”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
arta
a species of teal, garganey
2
Proto-Germanic
*artǭ
wagtail
Words derived from “ertla”
el
erla
erla
ärla
erle
skogel
östlig gulärla
bergärla
citronärla
forsärla
gulärla
japansk ärla
kapärla
linerle
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