Where does “strutsägg” come from?
strutsägg (Swedish) comes from Swedish struts, from Old Swedish strudz, from Middle Low German strūs, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō.
strutsägg (Swedish): an ostrich egg
Definitions
- an ostrich egg
Ancestry of “strutsägg”, step by step
strutsägg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish struts
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | struts | ostrich; a large African bird |
| 2 | Old Swedish | strudz | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | strūs | — |
| 4 | Latin | strūthiō | ostrich |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |