Where does “alpjärnsparv” come from?

alpjärnsparv (Swedish) comes from Swedish järnsparv, from Swedish sparv, from Old Swedish sparver, from Middle English sperver, from Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

alpjärnsparv (Swedish): alpine accentor, (Prunella collaris)

Definitions

  1. alpine accentor, (Prunella collaris)

Ancestry of “alpjärnsparv”, step by step

alpjärnsparv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish järnsparv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjärnsparvdunnock
2Swedishsparva sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)
3Old Swedishsparver
4Middle Englishsperversparrowhawk
5Old Frenchespreviersparrowhawk
6Old Dutch*sparwari
7Proto-Germanicsparwarazsparrow-hawk
8Proto-Germanicarôeagle
9Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Swedish alp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishalpalp; a mountain in the Alps
2Frenchalpesplural of alpe
3LatinAlpēswith adjective a particular portion of the Alps
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er-Every word from Proto-Germanic arôEvery word from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz