Where does “fjällvråk” come from?

fjällvråk (Swedish) comes from Swedish vråk, from Middle Low German wrak, from Old Saxon wrak, from Old Saxon wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.

fjällvråk (Swedish): rough-legged buzzard, "Buteo lagopus"

Definitions

  1. rough-legged buzzard, "Buteo lagopus"

Ancestry of “fjällvråk”, step by step

fjällvråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vråk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvråkbuzzard
2Middle Low Germanwrak—
3Old Saxonwrak—
4Old Saxonwrekanto wreak
5Proto-West Germanicwrekanto drive out; to persecute
6Proto-Germanicwrekanąto pursue, to drive out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwreǵ-to work, act

via Swedish fjäll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjälla mountain; a scale
2Old Swedishfiäl—
3Old Norsefjallmountain
4Proto-Germanicfelląskin, hide
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrekaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wrekan →