Where does “rödkindad sparv” come from?
rödkindad sparv (Swedish) comes from Swedish sparv, from Old Swedish sparver, from Middle English sperver, from Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
rödkindad sparv (Swedish): chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata)
Definitions
- chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata)
Ancestry of “rödkindad sparv”, step by step
rödkindad sparv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sparv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sparv | a sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar) |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sparver | — |
| 3 | Middle English | sperver | sparrowhawk |
| 4 | Old French | esprevier | sparrowhawk |
| 5 | Old Dutch | *sparwari | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sparwaraz | sparrow-hawk |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | arô | eagle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |
via Swedish rödkindad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rödkindad | rosy-cheeked |
| 2 | Swedish | röd | red; of or pertaining to leftist politics and... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rø̄þer | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | rauðr | red |
| 5 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |