Where does “sydnäktergal” come from?
sydnäktergal (Swedish) comes from Swedish näktergal, from Middle Low German nachtegale, from Old Saxon nahtagala, from Proto-West Germanic nahtigalā, from Proto-West Germanic naht, from Proto-Germanic nahts, from Proto-Indo-European nókʷts, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.
sydnäktergal (Swedish): nightingale
Ancestry of “sydnäktergal”, step by step