Where does “härmtrast” come from?

härmtrast (Swedish) comes from Swedish trast, from Old Norse þrǫstr, from Proto-Germanic þrastuz, from Proto-Indo-European trósdos.

härmtrast (Swedish): a mockingbird

Definitions

  1. a mockingbird

Ancestry of “härmtrast”, step by step

härmtrast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish trast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtrasta thrush
2Old Norseþrǫstrthrush
3Proto-Germanicþrastuzthrush
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrósdos—

via Swedish härma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhärmato copy, to imitate; to take after, to act in the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrastuz →Every word from Old Norse þrǫstr →