Where does “tallsparv” come from?

tallsparv (Swedish) comes from Swedish sparv, from Old Swedish sparver, from Middle English sperver, from Old French esprevier, from Old Dutch *sparwari, from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

tallsparv (Swedish): pine bunting, (Emberiza leucocephalos)

Definitions

  1. pine bunting, (Emberiza leucocephalos)

Ancestry of “tallsparv”, step by step

tallsparv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sparv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsparva sparrow; most commonly the house sparrow (gråsparv, Passer domesticus), but including various species of small birds in the families sparrows (sparvfinkar, Passeridae) and buntings (fältsparvar, Emberizidae), all in the order Passeriformes (tättingar)
2Old Swedishsparver
3Middle Englishsperversparrowhawk
4Old Frenchespreviersparrowhawk
5Old Dutch*sparwari
6Proto-Germanicsparwarazsparrow-hawk
7Proto-Germanicarôeagle
8Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Swedish tall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtallpine, Scots pine tree, "Pinus sylvestris"
2Old Englishþolloar-pin, rowlock; thole
3Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er-Every word from Proto-Germanic arôEvery word from Proto-Germanic sparwaraz