Where does “rosenstare” come from?

rosenstare (Swedish) comes from Swedish stare, from Old Norse stari, from Proto-Germanic staraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- — starling.

rosenstare (Swedish): rosy starling

Definitions

  1. rosy starling

Ancestry of “rosenstare”, step by step

rosenstare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstarestarling
2Old Norsestari—
3Proto-Germanicstarazstiff
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tern-starling

via Swedish rosen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrosen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tern- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staraz →Every word from Old Norse stari →