Where does “fältpiplärka” come from?
fältpiplärka (Swedish) comes from Swedish fält, from Old Swedish fält, from Middle Low German velt, from Old Saxon feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
fältpiplärka (Swedish): tawny pipit, (Anthus campestris)
Definitions
- tawny pipit, (Anthus campestris)
Ancestry of “fältpiplärka”, step by step
fältpiplärka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fält
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fält | a field, a area, an open space in a landscape; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fält | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | velt | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | feld | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Swedish piplärka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | piplärka | pipit, bird of the genus Anthus |
| 2 | Swedish | pipa | a pipe, a smoking tool; the barrel of a gun; an... |
| 3 | Old Norse | pípa | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *pīpa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pīpǭ | A pipe or flute; a wind instrument; A pipe, duct,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | pīpaną | To chirp or pipe like a bird or rodent; To talk... |
| 7 | Latin | pipo | I pip, peep |