Where does “gyllensparv” come from?
gyllensparv (Swedish) comes from Swedish sparv, from Old Swedish sparver, from Middle English sperver, from Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
gyllensparv (Swedish): yellow-breasted bunting, (Emberiza aureola)
Definitions
- yellow-breasted bunting, (Emberiza aureola)
Ancestry of “gyllensparv”, step by step
gyllensparv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sparv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sparv | a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sparver | — |
| 3 | Middle English | sperver | sparrowhawk |
| 4 | Old French | esprevier | sparrowhawk |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *sparwari | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaraz | sparrow-hawk |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | arô | eagle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |
via Swedish gyllene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gyllene | golden, gold (made of gold (or covered in gold leaf or gold paint or the like)) |
| 2 | Old Norse | gullinn | golden |
| 3 | Old Norse | gull | gold; a jewel, thing of value, especially a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gulþą | gold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥tóm | gold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |