Where does “vinterhämpling” come from?
vinterhämpling (Swedish) comes from Swedish hämpling, from Swedish -ing, from Old Swedish -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.
vinterhämpling (Swedish): twite, (Linaria flavirostris)
Definitions
- twite, (Linaria flavirostris)
Ancestry of “vinterhämpling”, step by step
vinterhämpling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hämpling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hämpling | common linnet, (Linaria cannabina) |
| 2 | Swedish | -ing | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing. See... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Old Norse | -ing | Forms gerund nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ingō | -ing |
via Swedish vinter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vinter | winter; the coldest of the four seasons; either... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | vinter | winter |
| 3 | Old Norse | vintr | winter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wintruz | winter |