Where does “busksångare” come from?

busksångare (Swedish) comes from Swedish sångare, from Swedish sång, from Old Swedish sānger, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

busksångare (Swedish): Blyth's reed warbler, (Acrocephalus dumetorum)

Definitions

  1. Blyth's reed warbler, (Acrocephalus dumetorum)

Ancestry of “busksångare”, step by step

busksångare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sångare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsångaresinger; warbler, any bird in the family...
2Swedishsånga song
3Old Swedishsānger—
4Old Norsesǫngrsong
5Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
6Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

via Swedish buske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbuskebush; a category of plants that is distinguished...
2Old Norsebuskr—
3Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →