Where does “spetsbergsgrissla” come from?

spetsbergsgrissla (Swedish) comes from Swedish grissla, from Swedish gryt, from Old Swedish gryt, from Old Norse grjót, from Proto-Germanic greutą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

spetsbergsgrissla (Swedish): a thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia)

Definitions

  1. a thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia)

Ancestry of “spetsbergsgrissla”, step by step

spetsbergsgrissla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grissla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrisslaguillemot
2Swedishgryta sett; a badger's home; a den of a fox
3Old Swedishgrytstone, gravel
4Old Norsegrjótcoarse stones, rubble
5Proto-Germanicgreutągrit
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewd-to weep, be sad
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Swedish Spetsbergen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishSpetsbergen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd- →