Where does “bergfink” come from?
bergfink (Swedish) comes from Swedish fink, from Middle Low German vinke, from Old Saxon *fink, from Proto-Germanic finkiz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pingos — chaffinch.
bergfink (Swedish): brambling
Ancestry of “bergfink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | fink | a finch |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vinke | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *fink | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | finkiz | finch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pingos | chaffinch |