Where does “dvärgskarv” come from?

dvärgskarv (Swedish) comes from Swedish skarv, from Low German scherf, from French écharpe, from Middle French escharpe, from Old French escharpe, from Frankish skirpa — bandoleer.

dvärgskarv (Swedish): a pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmeus

Definitions

  1. a pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmeus

Ancestry of “dvärgskarv”, step by step

dvärgskarv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skarv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskarva joint, an extension; a cormorant
2Low Germanscherf—
3Frenchécharpescarf; first-person singular present indicative...
4Middle Frenchescharpescarf
5Old Frenchescharpebag; satchel
6Frankishskirpabandoleer

via Swedish dvärg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdvärgmidget, dwarf
2Old Swedishdværgherdwarf
3Old Norsedvergra dwarf; a short support pillar; a brooch, stud,...
4Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Frankish skirpa →Every word from Old French escharpe →Every word from Middle French escharpe →