Where does “hispaniolakorsnäbb” come from?

hispaniolakorsnäbb (Swedish) comes from Swedish korsnäbb, from Swedish näbb, from Old Norse nebbi, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

hispaniolakorsnäbb (Swedish): Hispaniolan crossbill, (Loxia megaplaga)

Definitions

  1. Hispaniolan crossbill, (Loxia megaplaga)

Ancestry of “hispaniolakorsnäbb”, step by step

hispaniolakorsnäbb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish korsnäbb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorsnäbbcrossbill, any species of the genus Loxia
2Swedishnäbba bill, a beak
3Old Norsenebbi
4Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

via Swedish Hispaniola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishHispaniola
Every word from Proto-Germanic nabjąEvery word from Old Norse nebbiEvery word from Swedish näbb