Where does “svartkråka” come from?

svartkråka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kråka, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

svartkråka (Swedish): carrion crow, (Corvus corone)

Definitions

  1. carrion crow, (Corvus corone)

Ancestry of “svartkråka”, step by step

svartkråka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kråka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkråkacrow, a bird; a piece of thick nasal mucus;...
2Old Norsekrákacrow
3Proto-Germanic*krakǭ—
4Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

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 ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ →