Where does “myrsnäppa” come from?
myrsnäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish myr, from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic miuzī, from Proto-Germanic meusą.
myrsnäppa (Swedish): a broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)
Definitions
- a broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)
Ancestry of “myrsnäppa”, step by step
myrsnäppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish myr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | myr | a bog, a moor, a wetland |
| 2 | Old Norse | mýrr | moor, swamp, bog |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miuzī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | meusą | — |
via Swedish snäppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snäppa | a bird in the Scolopacidae family |
| 2 | English | snap | A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action... |
| 3 | Dutch | snappen | to get, to understand; to catch in the act |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | snappen | — |