Where does “videsångare” come from?

videsångare (Swedish) comes from Swedish sångare, from Swedish sång, from Old Swedish sānger, from Old Norse sǫngr, from Proto-Germanic sangwaz, from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰos.

videsångare (Swedish): Radde's warbler, (Phylloscopus schwarzi)

Definitions

  1. Radde's warbler, (Phylloscopus schwarzi)

Ancestry of “videsångare”, step by step

videsångare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sångare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsångaresinger; warbler, any bird in the family...
2Swedishsånga song
3Old Swedishsānger
4Old Norsesǫngrsong
5Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
6Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos

via Swedish vide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvidewillow
2Old Norsevíðirwillow; positive degree strong masculine...
3Proto-Germanicwīþijōwillow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European songʷʰosEvery word from Proto-Germanic sangwazEvery word from Old Norse sǫngr