Where does “gulhämpling” come from?
gulhämpling (Swedish) comes from Swedish hämpling, from Swedish -ing, from Old Swedish -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.
gulhämpling (Swedish): European serin, (Serinus serinus)
Definitions
- European serin, (Serinus serinus)
Ancestry of “gulhämpling”, step by step
gulhämpling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hämpling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hämpling | common linnet, (Linaria cannabina) |
| 2 | Swedish | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |
via Swedish gul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gul | colored yellow; the color yellow |
| 2 | Old Norse | gulr | yellow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gulaz | yellow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |