Where does “dvärgflodhäst” come from?
dvärgflodhäst (Swedish) comes from Swedish flodhäst, from Swedish flod, from Old Norse flóð, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
dvärgflodhäst (Swedish): a pygmy hippopotamus, Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Definitions
- a pygmy hippopotamus, Hexaprotodon liberiensis
Ancestry of “dvärgflodhäst”, step by step
dvärgflodhäst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flodhäst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flodhäst | a hippopotamus |
| 2 | Swedish | flod | a river; a flood; a high tide |
| 3 | Old Norse | flóð | flood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | flōduz | river; flood |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | plōw- | to flow, swim; to pour, wash |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |