Where does “gärdsmyg” come from?
gärdsmyg (Swedish) comes from Swedish gärde, from French garde, from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
gärdsmyg (Swedish): Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Definitions
- Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Ancestry of “gärdsmyg”, step by step
gärdsmyg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gärde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gärde | a field |
| 2 | French | garde | A watch, guard; A handle; A protection |
| 3 | French | garder | to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;... |
| 4 | Middle French | garder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Swedish mygg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mygg | mosquitoes collective noun for small flying insects of the family |