Where does “gulbröstad snäppa” come from?

gulbröstad snäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish bröst, from Old Swedish bryst, from Old Norse brjóst, from Proto-Germanic breustą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- — to break.

gulbröstad snäppa (Swedish): a Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Definitions

  1. a Baird's sandpiper (Calidris bairdii)

Ancestry of “gulbröstad snäppa”, step by step

gulbröstad snäppa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bröst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbröstbreast; the fleshy organs on the chest of a...
2Old Swedishbrystbreast
3Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
4Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break

via Swedish gul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgulcolored yellow; the color yellow
2Old Norsegulryellow
3Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Swedish snäppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäppaa bird in the Scolopacidae family
2EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
3Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
4Middle Dutchsnappen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breustą →Every word from Old Norse brjóst →