Where does “dammsnäppa” come from?

dammsnäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish damm, from Proto-Germanic dampaz, from Proto-Germanic dimbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- — to be stunned.

dammsnäppa (Swedish): a marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

Definitions

  1. a marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)

Ancestry of “dammsnäppa”, step by step

dammsnäppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish damm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdammdust; dam; pond, pool
2Proto-Germanicdampazvapor; damp, humid
3Proto-Germanicdimbanąto fog, smoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰembʰ-to be stunned

via Swedish snäppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäppaa bird in the Scolopacidae family
2EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
3Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
4Middle Dutchsnappen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰembʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dimbaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic dampaz →