Where does “örnnäsa” come from?
örnnäsa (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,...
örnnäsa (Swedish): an aquiline nose
Definitions
- an aquiline nose
Ancestry of “örnnäsa”, step by step
örnnäsa 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 näsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | näsa | nose of a human or other primate (or anthropomorphized being, especially if having a human-like nose, but sometimes more generally) (compare nos) |