Where does “mindre sumphöna” come from?

mindre sumphöna (Swedish) comes from Swedish sumphöna, from Swedish hona, from Swedish hon, from Old Swedish hōn, from Old Norse hón, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚾᚢ, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

mindre sumphöna (Swedish): a little crake, Zapornia parva

Definitions

  1. a little crake, Zapornia parva

Ancestry of “mindre sumphöna”, step by step

mindre sumphöna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sumphöna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsumphönacrake, rail name for various species in the family
2Swedishhonafemale
3Swedishhonshe; the third-person, singular, feminine pronoun...
4Old Swedishhōnshe
5Old Norsehónshe
6Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚾᚢ
7Proto-Germanicainazone; some
8Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

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 óynos