Where does “svarthuvad mås” come from?

svarthuvad mås (Swedish) comes from Swedish svarthuvad, from Swedish svart, from Old Swedish svarter, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

svarthuvad mås (Swedish): a Mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

Definitions

  1. a Mediterranean gull (Ichthyaetus melanocephalus)

Ancestry of “svarthuvad mås”, step by step

svarthuvad mås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svarthuvad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvarthuvadhaving a (partially or full) black head
2Swedishsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes
3Old Swedishsvarterblack
4Old Norsesvartrblack
5Proto-Germanicswartazblack
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Swedish mås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmåsany of several species of smaller gulls
2Old Norsemási—
3Proto-Germanicmaiwazgull, seagull
4Proto-Germanicmaiwijanąto shout, mew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swartaz →Every word from Old Norse svartr →