Where does “skogshöns” come from?

skogshöns (Swedish) comes from Swedish skog, from Old Swedish skōgher, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skogshöns (Swedish): grouse (any bird of the subfamily Tetraoninae of the family Phasianidae)

Definitions

  1. grouse (any bird of the subfamily Tetraoninae of the family Phasianidae)

Ancestry of “skogshöns”, step by step

skogshöns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Swedish höns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhönschicken, fowl (bird of the genus Gallus, especially Gallus gallus domesticus)
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →