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

  1. hen harrier (Circus cyaneus)

Ancestry of “blå kärrhök”, step by step

blå kärrhök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kärrhök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkärrhökharrier, any species in the Circus genus of birds of prey
2Swedishhöka hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics
3Old Swedishhøkerhawk
4Middle Low Germanhȫkerpeddler
5Old High Germanhuchan
6Proto-Germanic*hūkan-
7Proto-Germanic*hūkkan-
8Proto-Germanic*huk(k)ōn-
9Proto-Indo-European*kuk-néh₂
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Swedish blå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishblåblue; of or pertaining to conservatives or...
2Swedishträwood; a tree; Short for slagträ
3Old Norsetrétree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam
4Proto-Germanictrewątree
5EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
6Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
7Proto-Hellenicdórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
9Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kuk-néh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic *huk(k)ōn-