Where does “mindre korsnäbb” come from?

mindre korsnäbb (Swedish) comes from Swedish mindre, from Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic minnizô, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mindre korsnäbb (Swedish): red crossbill, (Loxia curvirostra)

Definitions

  1. red crossbill, (Loxia curvirostra)

Ancestry of “mindre korsnäbb”, step by step

mindre korsnäbb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish korsnäbb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorsnäbbcrossbill, any species of the genus Loxia
2Swedishnäbba bill, a beak
3Old Norsenebbi—
4Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →