Where does “pilgrimsfalk” come from?
pilgrimsfalk (Swedish) comes from Swedish falk, from Old Norse falki, from Middle Low German falke, from Old Saxon falko, from Proto-West Germanic falkō, from Proto-Germanic falkô, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
pilgrimsfalk (Swedish): a peregrine falcon
Definitions
- a peregrine falcon
Ancestry of “pilgrimsfalk”, step by step
pilgrimsfalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish falk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | falk | falcon |
| 2 | Old Norse | falki | a falcon |
| 3 | Middle Low German | falke | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | falko | falcon |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 8 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Swedish pilgrim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pilgrim | a pilgrim |
| 2 | Old Swedish | pilagrimber | pilgrim |
| 3 | Old Norse | pílagrímr | pilgrim |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pelegrinus | — |
| 5 | Latin | peregrīnus | foreign, alien |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |