Where does “brun törnskata” come from?
brun törnskata (Swedish) comes from Swedish törnskata, from Swedish törne, from Hungarian törik, from Hungarian -ött, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.
brun törnskata (Swedish): brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
Definitions
- brown shrike (Lanius cristatus)
Ancestry of “brun törnskata”, step by step
brun törnskata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish törnskata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | törnskata | red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) |
| 2 | Swedish | törne | thorn |
| 3 | Hungarian | törik | to break; third-person plural indicative present... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -ött | -ed, -t; in |
| 5 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 6 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 7 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |