Where does “mosnäppa” come from?

mosnäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish mö, from Old Norse mór, from Proto-Germanic mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

mosnäppa (Swedish): a Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)

Definitions

  1. a Temminck's stint (Calidris temminckii)

Ancestry of “mosnäppa”, step by step

mosnäppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmöyoung woman
2Old Norsemóra moor, a heath, a barren moorland
3Proto-Germanicmōrazmoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via Swedish snäppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäppaa bird in the Scolopacidae family
2EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
3Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
4Middle Dutchsnappen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →