Where does “långnäbbad mås” come from?

långnäbbad mås (Swedish) comes from Swedish lång, from Old Swedish langer, from Old Norse langr, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.

långnäbbad mås (Swedish): a slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

Definitions

  1. a slender-billed gull (Chroicocephalus genei)

Ancestry of “långnäbbad mås”, step by step

långnäbbad mås traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlånglong; tall
2Old Swedishlangerlong
3Old Norselangr"; long, far, distant; long
4Proto-Germaniclangazlong
5Proto-Indo-Europeandlongʰoslong

via Swedish mås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmåsany of several species of smaller gulls
2Old Norsemási—
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew

via Swedish näbb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnäbba bill, a beak
2Old Norsenebbi—
3Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic langaz →Every word from Old Norse langr →