Where does “mindre strandpipare” come from?
mindre strandpipare (Swedish) comes from Swedish strand, from Old Swedish strand, from Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
mindre strandpipare (Swedish): a little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
Definitions
- a little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
Ancestry of “mindre strandpipare”, step by step
mindre strandpipare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish strand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | strand | a beach |
| 2 | Old Swedish | strand | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | strǫnd | rim, border; strand, shore |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Swedish mindre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mindre | smaller; comparative degree of liten; less;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | minni | memory; less, smaller: comparative degree of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | minnizô | comparative degree of *lītilaz |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Swedish pipare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pipare | a plover, any species in the genera Pluvialis or Charadrius |