Where does “tobisgrissla” come from?

tobisgrissla (Swedish) comes from Swedish grissla, from Swedish gryt, from Old Swedish gryt, from Old Norse grjót, from Proto-Germanic greutą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

tobisgrissla (Swedish): a black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)

Definitions

  1. a black guillemot (Cepphus grylle)

Ancestry of “tobisgrissla”, step by step

tobisgrissla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grissla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrisslaguillemot
2Swedishgryta sett; a badger's home; a den of a fox
3Old Swedishgrytstone, gravel
4Old Norsegrjótcoarse stones, rubble
5Proto-Germanicgreutągrit
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewd-to weep, be sad
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Swedish tobis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtobissand lance fish of the family
2Middle Low Germantobies—
3Medieval LatinTobīās—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd- →