Where does “ärla” come from?

ärla (Swedish) comes from Old Norse ertla, from Old Norse arta, from Proto-Germanic *artǭ — wagtail.

ärla (Swedish): a wagtail

Definitions

  1. a wagtail

Ancestry of “ärla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseertla—
2Old Norseartaa species of teal, garganey
3Proto-Germanic*artǭwagtail

Words derived from “ärla”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *artǭ →Every word from Old Norse arta →Every word from Old Norse ertla →