Where does “chorlito” come from?

chorlito (Spanish) comes from Spanish chorlo, from German Schörl, from Swedish skör, from Old Swedish skør, from Low German schör, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

chorlito (Spanish): plover bird

Definitions

  1. plover bird

Ancestry of “chorlito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchorlokilldeer
2GermanSchörlschorl
3Swedishskörfrail, brittle, fragile, weak; weak in moral,...
4Old Swedishskør
5Low Germanschörweak, fragile
6Proto-Germanicskuriz
7Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
8Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “chorlito

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