Where does “stjärtfena” come from?

stjärtfena (Swedish) comes from Swedish stjärt, from Old Swedish stiærter, from Old Norse stertr, from Proto-Germanic stertaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

stjärtfena (Swedish): a tailfin

Definitions

  1. a tailfin

Ancestry of “stjärtfena”, step by step

stjärtfena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stjärt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstjärta bottom, a behind; a tail of certain animals,...
2Old Swedishstiærtertail
3Old Norsestertr—
4Proto-Germanicstertaztail
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terd-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Swedish fena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishfenaThe protruding appendage on a marine animal; fin,...
2Swedishfenomenal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)terd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stertaz →