Where does “вальдшнеп” come from?

вальдшнеп (Ukrainian) comes from German Waldschnepfe, from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

вальдшнеп (Ukrainian): woodcock, night peck

Definitions

  1. woodcock, night peck

Ancestry of “вальдшнеп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaldschnepfewoodcock
2Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
3Middle High Germanwalt—
4Old High Germanwaldforest
5Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
6Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →