Where does “gråhäger” come from?

gråhäger (Swedish) comes from Swedish häger, from Old Norse hegri, from Proto-Germanic haigrô, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

gråhäger (Swedish): grey heron, (Ardea cinerea)

Definitions

  1. grey heron, (Ardea cinerea)

Ancestry of “gråhäger”, step by step

gråhäger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish häger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhägerheron; bird of the family Ardeidae
2Old Norsehegriheron
3Proto-Germanichaigrô—
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

via Swedish grå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrågrey; boring, dull; with a boring appearance
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic haigrô →