Where does “järpe” come from?

järpe (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish iärpe, from Old Norse jarpi, from Old Norse Jarpr, from Proto-Germanic *erpaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erbʰ-.

järpe (Swedish): a hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia

Definitions

  1. a hazel grouse, Tetrastes bonasia

Ancestry of “järpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishiärpe—
2Old Norsejarpi—
3Old NorseJarprbrown
4Proto-Germanic*erpazlight brown, brown
5Proto-Indo-European*h₁erbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *erpaz →Every word from Old Norse Jarpr →