Where does “provencesångare” come from?

provencesångare (Swedish) comes from Swedish sångare, from Swedish sång, from Old Swedish sānger, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

provencesångare (Swedish): Dartford warbler, (Sylvia undata)

Definitions

  1. Dartford warbler, (Sylvia undata)

Ancestry of “provencesångare”, step by step

provencesångare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sångare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsångaresinger; warbler, any bird in the family...
2Swedishsånga song
3Old Swedishsānger—
4Old Norsesǫngrsong
5Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
6Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—

via Swedish Provence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishProvence—
2FrenchProvence—
3OccitanProvençaProvence
4Latinprōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sangwaz →Every word from Old Norse sǫngr →