Where does “ormvråk” come from?
ormvråk (Swedish) comes from Swedish vråk, from Middle Low German wrak, from Old Saxon wrak, from Old Saxon wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic wrekan, from Proto-Germanic wrekaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreǵ- — to work, act.
ormvråk (Swedish): common buzzard
Definitions
- common buzzard
Ancestry of “ormvråk”, step by step
ormvråk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vråk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vråk | buzzard |
| 2 | Middle Low German | wrak | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | wrak | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wrekan | to wreak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wrekan | to drive out; to persecute |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wrekaną | to pursue, to drive out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wreǵ- | to work, act |
via Swedish orm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | orm | snake; a legless reptile of the suborder... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ormber | snake, vermin, ringworm |
| 3 | Old Norse | ormr | snake, serpent; worm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurmiz | worm; serpent, snake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wr̥mis | worm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |