Where does “spillkråka” come from?

spillkråka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kråka, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

spillkråka (Swedish): black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius

Definitions

  1. black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius

Ancestry of “spillkråka”, step by step

spillkråka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kråka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkråkacrow, a bird; a piece of thick nasal mucus;...
2Old Norsekrákacrow
3Proto-Germanic*krakǭ
4Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Swedish spila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspila
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōnąEvery word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ