Where does “skogsmurmeldjur” come from?

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

skogsmurmeldjur (Swedish): groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax

Definitions

  1. groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax

Ancestry of “skogsmurmeldjur”, step by step

skogsmurmeldjur 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 murmeldjur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmurmeldjura marmot (rodent of the genera Marmota)
2GermanMurmeltiermarmot
3Latinmurem montis—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →