Where does “isabellastenskvätta” come from?
isabellastenskvätta (Swedish) comes from Swedish Isabella, from Latin Isabella, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע.
isabellastenskvätta (Swedish): isabelline wheatear, (Oenanthe isabellina)
Definitions
- isabelline wheatear, (Oenanthe isabellina)
Ancestry of “isabellastenskvätta”, step by step
isabellastenskvätta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Isabella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Isabella | Isabelle; Isabella |
| 2 | Latin | Isabella | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 4 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 6 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 8 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 9 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 10 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 11 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
via Swedish stenskvätta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stenskvätta | northern wheatear, (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| 2 | Swedish | Sten | a stone; a rock |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sten | stone |
| 4 | Old Norse | Steinn | a stone, boulder, rock |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |