Where does “spovsnäppa” come from?
spovsnäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish snäppa, from English snap, from Dutch snappen, from Middle Dutch snappen.
spovsnäppa (Swedish): a curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Definitions
- a curlew sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Ancestry of “spovsnäppa”, step by step
spovsnäppa traces back through two 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 spov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | spov | any bird of the genus "Numenius" or "Limosa" |