Where does “havstrut” come from?

havstrut (Swedish) comes from Swedish håv, from Swedish ström, from Old Swedish strömber, from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

havstrut (Swedish): great black-backed gull, Larus marinus

Definitions

  1. great black-backed gull, Larus marinus

Ancestry of “havstrut”, step by step

havstrut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish håv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhåvhand net
2Swedishströmcurrent, flow; the part of a fluid that moves...
3Old Swedishströmber—
4Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
5Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
6Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
7Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Swedish trut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishtrutAny of several species of large gulls; mouth
2Old Swedishthrutin—
3Old Norseþrútna—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →