Where does “vitgumpad buskskvätta” come from?
vitgumpad buskskvätta (Swedish) comes from Swedish vit, from Old Swedish hvīter, from Old Norse hvítr, from Proto-Germanic hwītaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweytos — bright; shine; shine; bright.
vitgumpad buskskvätta (Swedish): Siberian stonechat, (Saxicola maurus)
Definitions
- Siberian stonechat, (Saxicola maurus)
Ancestry of “vitgumpad buskskvätta”, step by step
vitgumpad buskskvätta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vit | of the colour white; who has light skin;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hvīter | white |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvítr | white |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwītaz | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱweytos | bright; shine; shine; bright |
via Swedish buskskvätta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | buskskvätta | whinchat, Saxicola rubetra |
| 2 | Swedish | buske | bush; a category of plants that is distinguished... |
| 3 | Old Norse | buskr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via Swedish gumpad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gumpad | — |