Where does “fläckig visseland” come from?

fläckig visseland (Swedish) comes from Swedish fläckig, from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

fläckig visseland (Swedish): a spotted whistling duck, Dendrocygna guttata

Definitions

  1. a spotted whistling duck, Dendrocygna guttata

Ancestry of “fläckig visseland”, step by step

fläckig visseland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fläckig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfläckigcovered in or marked with spots (often of animals); spotted, spotty, mottled
2Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
3Swedish-og—
4Old Swedish-ogher—
5Old Norse-igr-y
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Swedish visseland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvisselandwhistling duck anatid of the genus
2Swedishanda wild duck
3Old Norseǫndduck; breath; soul
4Proto-Germanicanadôbreath; spirit; zeal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →