Where does “rödvingad vadarsvala” come from?
rödvingad vadarsvala (Swedish) comes from Swedish röd, from Old Swedish rø̄þer, from Old Norse rauðr, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Germanic *dūnā, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
rödvingad vadarsvala (Swedish): a collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
Definitions
- a collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
Ancestry of “rödvingad vadarsvala”, step by step
rödvingad vadarsvala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish röd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | röd | red; of or pertaining to leftist politics and... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rø̄þer | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | rauðr | red |
| 4 | Old English | dūn | hill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *dūnā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Swedish svala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svala | swallow |
| 2 | Old Norse | svala | a swallow; to chill, cool; strong feminine... |
| 3 | Old Norse | svalr | cool, cold |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swalaz | cold |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swelaną | to burn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via Swedish vadare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vadare | a wader, a wading bird |
| 2 | Swedish | våda | unintentional damage to someone’s property; an accident |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vaþa | to wade |
| 4 | Old Norse | vaða | to wade through water, snow, smoke, fire; to rush |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wadaną | to wade, to walk |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂dʰ- | to go, to proceed; to pass, to traverse |