Where does “vandringsvisseland” come from?

vandringsvisseland (Swedish) comes from Swedish vandring, from Swedish vandra, from Old Swedish vandra, from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn — to waver, change, fluctuate.

vandringsvisseland (Swedish): wandering whistling duck, (Dendrocygna arcuata)

Definitions

  1. wandering whistling duck, (Dendrocygna arcuata)

Ancestry of “vandringsvisseland”, step by step

vandringsvisseland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vandring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvandringa hike, a tour or journey (mostly by foot), a long walk
2Swedishvandrato wander, to hike
3Old Swedishvandra—
4Middle Low Germanwanderen—
5Old Saxon*wandarōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate

via Swedish visseland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvisselandwhistling duck anatid of the genus
2Swedishanda wild duck
3Old Norseǫndduck; breath; soul
4Proto-Germanicanadôbreath; spirit; zeal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn →Every word from Old Saxon *wandarōn →Every word from Middle Low German wanderen →