Where does “dvärgrördrom” come from?
dvärgrördrom (Swedish) comes from Swedish rördrom, from Swedish dröm, from Old Norse draumr, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
dvärgrördrom (Swedish): any species in Ixobrychus, especially little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
Definitions
- any species in Ixobrychus, especially little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
Ancestry of “dvärgrördrom”, step by step
dvärgrördrom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rördrom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rördrom | bittern, especially Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| 2 | Swedish | dröm | dream; Imaginary events seen in the mind while... |
| 3 | Old Norse | draumr | dream |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |