Where does “myrspov” come from?

myrspov (Swedish) comes from Swedish myr, from Old Norse mýrr, from Proto-Germanic miuzī, from Proto-Germanic meusą.

myrspov (Swedish): a bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Definitions

  1. a bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Ancestry of “myrspov”, step by step

myrspov traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish myr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyra bog, a moor, a wetland
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—

via Swedish spov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspovany bird of the genus "Numenius" or "Limosa"
Every word from Proto-Germanic meusą →Every word from Proto-Germanic miuzī →Every word from Old Norse mýrr →