Where does “skotsk korsnäbb” come from?

skotsk korsnäbb (Swedish) comes from Swedish korsnäbb, from Swedish näbb, from Old Norse nebbi, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

skotsk korsnäbb (Swedish): Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica)

Definitions

  1. Scottish crossbill (Loxia scotica)

Ancestry of “skotsk korsnäbb”, step by step

skotsk korsnäbb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish korsnäbb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorsnäbbcrossbill, any species of the genus Loxia
2Swedishnäbba bill, a beak
3Old Norsenebbi—
4Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

via Swedish skotsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishskotskScottish, pertaining to Scotland
Every word from Proto-Germanic nabją →Every word from Old Norse nebbi →Every word from Swedish näbb →