Where does “törnsångare” come from?

törnsångare (Swedish) comes from Swedish törne, from Hungarian törik, from Hungarian -ött, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d, from Middle Welsh -nt — 3rd person plural verb ending.

törnsångare (Swedish): common whitethroat, (Sylvia communis)

Definitions

  1. common whitethroat, (Sylvia communis)

Ancestry of “törnsångare”, step by step

törnsångare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish törne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtörnethorn
2Hungariantörikto break; third-person plural indicative present...
3Hungarian-ött-ed, -t; in
4Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
5Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
6Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Swedish sångare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsångaresinger; warbler, any bird in the family...
2Swedishsånga song
3Old Swedishsānger—
4Old Norsesǫngrsong
5Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
6Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Middle Welsh -nt →Every word from Hungarian -d →Every word from Hungarian -ött →