Where does “gråhakedopping” come from?
gråhakedopping (Swedish) comes from Swedish haka, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
gråhakedopping (Swedish): red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
Definitions
- red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
Ancestry of “gråhakedopping”, step by step
gråhakedopping traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish haka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | haka | chin, lower part of face |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish dopping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dopping | grebe (any bird of the family Podicipedidae) |
| 2 | Old English | doppa | diver |
| 3 | Low German | düppen | to dip |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dōpian | to dip |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daupijan | to dip, to immerse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daupijaną | to dip in a liquid, to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewb- | deep, hollow; depths, hollow, deep, bottom |