Where does “vit stork” come from?

vit stork (Swedish) comes from Swedish stork, from Old Swedish storker, from Old Norse storkr, from Proto-Germanic sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos — stork.

vit stork (Swedish): a white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Definitions

  1. a white stork (Ciconia ciconia)

Ancestry of “vit stork”, step by step

vit stork traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stork

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstorkstork
2Old Swedishstorkerstork
3Old Norsestorkrstork
4Proto-Germanicsturkazstork
5Proto-Indo-Europeansr̥ǵosstork

via Swedish vit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvitof the colour white; who has light skin;...
2Old Swedishhvīterwhite
3Old Norsehvítrwhite
4Proto-Germanichwītazwhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweytosbright; shine; shine; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sr̥ǵos →Every word from Proto-Germanic sturkaz →Every word from Old Norse storkr →