Where does “större korsnäbb” come from?

större korsnäbb (Swedish) comes from Middle English storre, from Old English stōr, from Proto-Germanic stōraz, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

större korsnäbb (Swedish): parrot crossbill, (Loxia pytyopsittacus)

Definitions

  1. parrot crossbill, (Loxia pytyopsittacus)

Ancestry of “större korsnäbb”, step by step

större korsnäbb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English storre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstorre—
2Old Englishstōrtall, great, mighty, strong
3Proto-Germanicstōrazbig, large; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-ro-large, big, thick; old
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Swedish korsnäbb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorsnäbbcrossbill, any species of the genus Loxia
2Swedishnäbba bill, a beak
3Old Norsenebbi—
4Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂-ro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stōraz →