Where does “dvärgsumphöna” come from?
dvärgsumphöna (Swedish) comes from Swedish sumphöna, from Swedish hona, from Swedish hon, from Old Swedish hōn, from Old Norse hón, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
dvärgsumphöna (Swedish): a Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla, syn. Porzana pusilla)
Definitions
- a Baillon's crake (Zapornia pusilla, syn. Porzana pusilla)
Ancestry of “dvärgsumphöna”, step by step
dvärgsumphöna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sumphöna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sumphöna | crake, rail name for various species in the family |
| 2 | Swedish | hona | female |
| 3 | Swedish | hon | she; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | hōn | she |
| 5 | Old Norse | hón | she |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᚨᚾᚢ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |