Where does “styltsnäppa” come from?
styltsnäppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish snäppa, from English snap, from Dutch snappen, from Middle Dutch snappen.
styltsnäppa (Swedish): a stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Definitions
- a stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Ancestry of “styltsnäppa”, step by step
styltsnäppa 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 stylta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | stylta | a stilt (walking pole) |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stultijǭ | stilt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stelt- | to be stiff |