Where does “fågelmatare” come from?
fågelmatare (Swedish) comes from Swedish fågel, from Old Swedish fughl, from Old Norse fugl, from Old Norse fogl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.
fågelmatare (Swedish): a bird feeder
Definitions
- a bird feeder
Ancestry of “fågelmatare”, step by step
fågelmatare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fågel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fågel | a bird |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fughl | bird |
| 3 | Old Norse | fugl | Alternative form of fogl |
| 4 | Old Norse | fogl | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Swedish mätare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mätare | meter |
| 2 | Swedish | mäta | to measure |
| 3 | Old Swedish | mata | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | maten | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | metan | to measure; to mete |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | metan | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |