Where does “kärrsnäppa” come from?

kärrsnäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish snäppa, from English snap, from Dutch snappen, from Middle Dutch snappen.

kärrsnäppa (Swedish): a dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Definitions

  1. a dunlin (Calidris alpina)

Ancestry of “kärrsnäppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäppaa bird in the Scolopacidae family
2EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
3Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
4Middle Dutchsnappen
Every word from Middle Dutch snappen
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