Where does “kohäger” come from?

kohäger (Swedish) comes from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

kohäger (Swedish): cattle egret

Definitions

  1. cattle egret

Ancestry of “kohäger”, step by step

kohäger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköqueue; a line of waiting people or other objects;...
2Frenchqueuetail; queue, line; cue
3Middle Frenchqueu—
4Old Frenchcuetail
5Vulgar Latincodatail
6LatincaudaA tail
7Proto-Italickaudātail
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Swedish häger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhägerheron; bird of the family Ardeidae
2Old Norsehegriheron
3Proto-Germanichaigrô—
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →