Where does “spetsstjärtad snäppa” come from?
spetsstjärtad snäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish snäppa, from English snap, from Dutch snappen, from Middle Dutch snappen.
spetsstjärtad snäppa (Swedish): a sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Definitions
- a sharp-tailed sandpiper (Calidris acuminata)
Ancestry of “spetsstjärtad snäppa”, step by step
spetsstjärtad snäppa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish snäppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | snäppa | a bird in the Scolopacidae family |
| 2 | English | snap | A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action... |
| 3 | Dutch | snappen | to get, to understand; to catch in the act |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | snappen | — |
via Swedish spets
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spets | point, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz |
| 2 | Middle Low German | spitze | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spitjaz | — |
via Swedish stjärtad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stjärtad | — |