Where does “brun kärrhök” come from?
brun 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.
brun kärrhök (Swedish): western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Definitions
- western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Ancestry of “brun kärrhök”, step by step
brun 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 |