Where does “amerikansk talltita” come from?
amerikansk talltita (Swedish) comes from Swedish tall, from Old English þoll, from Proto-Germanic þullaz, from Proto-Indo-European tūl-.
amerikansk talltita (Swedish): black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
Definitions
- black-capped chickadee, Poecile atricapillus
Ancestry of “amerikansk talltita”, step by step
amerikansk talltita traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tall | pine, Scots pine tree, "Pinus sylvestris" |
| 2 | Old English | þoll | oar-pin, rowlock; thole |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þullaz | thole, rowlock |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tūl- | — |
via Swedish amerikansk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | amerikansk | American; of or pertaining to the Americas;... |
| 2 | Swedish | Amerika | — |
via Swedish tita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tita | a tit in the Poecile genus |