Where does “talltita” come from?

talltita (Swedish) comes from Swedish tall, from Old English þoll, from Proto-Germanic þullaz, from Proto-Indo-European tūl-.

talltita (Swedish): willow tit, Poecile montanus

Definitions

  1. willow tit, Poecile montanus

Ancestry of “talltita”, step by step

talltita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtallpine, Scots pine tree, "Pinus sylvestris"
2Old Englishþolloar-pin, rowlock; thole
3Proto-Germanicþullazthole, rowlock
4Proto-Indo-Europeantūl-—

via Swedish tita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtitaa tit in the Poecile genus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tūl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þullaz →Every word from Old English þoll →