Where does “häcksparv” come from?
häcksparv (Swedish) comes from Swedish häck, from Dutch hek, from Middle Dutch hecke, from Old Dutch hekka, from Proto-West Germanic hakkju, from Proto-West Germanic haggju, from Proto-Germanic hagjō, from Proto-Indo-European kagʰyóm — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
häcksparv (Swedish): cirl bunting, (Emberiza cirlus)
Definitions
- cirl bunting, (Emberiza cirlus)
Ancestry of “häcksparv”, step by step
häcksparv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish häck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | häck | hedge; hurdle, as used in the track and field... |
| 2 | Dutch | hek | fence; stern |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hecke | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hekka | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hakkju | hatch; fence |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haggju | hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
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,... |