Where does “fjäderfäavel” come from?
fjäderfäavel (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjäderfä, from Swedish fä, from Swedish hund, from Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.
fjäderfäavel (Swedish): poultry-breeding
Definitions
- poultry-breeding
Ancestry of “fjäderfäavel”, step by step
fjäderfäavel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fjäderfä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fjäderfä | fowl |
| 2 | Swedish | fä | creature, cattle; A mindlessly behaving animal |
| 3 | Swedish | hund | a dog; a hound |
| 4 | Old Swedish | hunder | dog |
| 5 | Old Norse | hundr | a dog |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |
via Swedish avel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avel | selective breeding (of animals) |