Where does “bivråk” come from?

bivråk (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.

bivråk (Swedish): European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)

Definitions

  1. European honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus)

Ancestry of “bivråk”, step by step

bivråk 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 bi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbibee; bisexual; by
2Old Swedishbī—
3Old Norsebýbee
4Proto-Germanicbiją—
5Proto-Germanicbijǭbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →
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