Where does “skärsnäppa” come from?
skärsnäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish skär, from French chair, from Middle French chair, from Old French char, from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic karros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥sós — to run.
skärsnäppa (Swedish): a purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Definitions
- a purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Ancestry of “skärsnäppa”, step by step
skärsnäppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skär | pink; having a color between red and white,... |
| 2 | French | chair | flesh |
| 3 | Middle French | chair | flesh |
| 4 | Old French | char | flesh; meat; cart |
| 5 | Latin | carrus | a wagon, a four-wheeled baggage cart; a cartload,... |
| 6 | Gaulish | karros | wagon |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | karros | wagon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱr̥sós | vehicle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱers- | to run |