Where does “silkeshäger” come from?

silkeshäger (Swedish) comes from Swedish häger, from Old Norse hegri, from Proto-Germanic haigrô, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

silkeshäger (Swedish): little egret, (Egretta garzetta)

Definitions

  1. little egret, (Egretta garzetta)

Ancestry of “silkeshäger”, step by step

silkeshäger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish häger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhägerheron; bird of the family Ardeidae
2Old Norsehegriheron
3Proto-Germanichaigrô—
4Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—

via Swedish silke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsilkesilk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic haigrô →