Where does “skiffermes” come from?

skiffermes (Swedish) comes from Swedish skiffer, from German Schiefer, from Middle High German schiver, from Old High German skivaro.

skiffermes (Swedish): a dusky tit

Definitions

  1. a dusky tit

Ancestry of “skiffermes”, step by step

skiffermes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skiffer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskifferslate
2GermanSchiefershale, slate; small splinter
3Middle High Germanschiver—
4Old High Germanskivaro—

via Swedish mes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmesa tit genus Parus, a small bird
Every word from Old High German skivaro →Every word from Middle High German schiver →Every word from German Schiefer →