Where does “mindre flugsnappare” come from?

mindre flugsnappare (Swedish) comes from Swedish flugsnappare, from Swedish fluga, from Old Swedish flugha, from Old Norse fluga, from Proto-Germanic flugǭ, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

mindre flugsnappare (Swedish): red-breasted flycatcher, (Ficedula parva)

Definitions

  1. red-breasted flycatcher, (Ficedula parva)

Ancestry of “mindre flugsnappare”, step by step

mindre flugsnappare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish flugsnappare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflugsnappareflycatcher (Muscicapidae)
2Swedishflugafly; bowtie; a temporarily very popular pastime;...
3Old Swedishflughafly
4Old Norseflugafly
5Proto-Germanicflugǭflying insect, fly
6Proto-Germanicfleuganąto fly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Swedish mindre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmindresmaller; comparative degree of liten; less;...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →