Where does “nordsångare” come from?
nordsångare (Swedish) comes from Swedish nörd, from English nerd, from English nerts, from English nuts, from English nut, from Middle English nute, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut — to arise, begin.
nordsångare (Swedish): arctic warbler, (Phylloscopus borealis)
Definitions
- arctic warbler, (Phylloscopus borealis)
Ancestry of “nordsångare”, step by step
nordsångare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nörd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nörd | nerd |
| 2 | English | nerd | A person who is intellectual but generally... |
| 3 | English | nerts | Crazy; nuts; Nuts! Expression of dismay |
| 4 | English | nuts | plural of nut; Testicles; An unbeatable hand; the... |
| 5 | English | nut | A hard-shelled seed; A piece of metal, usually... |
| 6 | Middle English | nute | — |
| 7 | Old English | hnutu | nut |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hnut | nut |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hnuts | nut |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |