Where does “blå kärrhök” come from?
blå kärrhök (Swedish) comes from Swedish kärrhök, from Swedish hök, from Old Swedish høker, from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan-, from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
blå kärrhök (Swedish): hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Definitions
- hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Ancestry of “blå kärrhök”, step by step
blå kärrhök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kärrhök
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kärrhök | harrier, any species in the Circus genus of birds of prey |
| 2 | Swedish | hök | a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics |
| 3 | Old Swedish | høker | hawk |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hȫker | peddler |
| 5 | Old High German | huchan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |
via Swedish blå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blå | blue; of or pertaining to conservatives or... |
| 2 | Swedish | trä | wood; a tree; Short for slagträ |
| 3 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 5 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |