Where does “örnvråk” come from?

örnvråk (Swedish) comes from Swedish vråk, from Middle Low German wrak, from Old Saxon wrak, from Old Saxon wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

örnvråk (Swedish): long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

Definitions

  1. long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)

Ancestry of “örnvråk”, step by step

örnvråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vråk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvråkbuzzard
2Middle Low Germanwrak—
3Old Saxonwrak—
4Old Saxonwrekanto wreak
5Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
6Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

via Swedish örn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishörneagle
2Old Norseǫrneagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →