Where does “svart stork” come from?

svart stork (Swedish) comes from Swedish stork, from Old Swedish storker, from Old Norse storkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos — stork.

svart stork (Swedish): a black stork (Ciconia nigra)

Definitions

  1. a black stork (Ciconia nigra)

Ancestry of “svart stork”, step by step

svart stork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstorkstork
2Old Swedishstorkerstork
3Old Norsestorkrstork
4Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
5Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork

via Swedish svart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes
2Old Swedishsvarterblack
3Old Norsesvartrblack
4Proto-Germanicswartazblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkaz →Every word from Old Norse storkr →