Where does “örnbräken” come from?
örnbräken (Swedish) comes from Swedish örn, from Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
örnbräken (Swedish): common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Definitions
- common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
Ancestry of “örnbräken”, step by step
örnbräken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish örn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | örn | eagle |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǫrn | eagle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | arô | eagle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |
via Swedish bräken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bräken | A fern, especially the bracken fern Pteris aquilina |