Where does “ägretthäger” come from?

ägretthäger (Swedish) comes from Swedish häger, from Old Norse hegri, from Proto-Germanic haigrô, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

ägretthäger (Swedish): great egret, (Ardea alba)

Definitions

  1. great egret, (Ardea alba)

Ancestry of “ägretthäger”, step by step

ägretthäger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish häger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhägerheron; bird of the family Ardeidae
2Old Norsehegriheron
3Proto-Germanichaigrô—
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

via Swedish ägrett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishägrett—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic haigrô →