kärr
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- A marsh or bog; swamp.
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse kjarr (copsewood, brush-wood, thicket, bushes, brushwood, underbrush, scrub) derived from Proto-Germanic *kerzą (brushwood) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵers- (twist, plait, bend, turn).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵers-
Gloss
twist, plait, bend, turn
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- γέρδιος Ancient Greek
- γυργαθός Ancient Greek
- *ǵers- Proto-Indo-European
- *kerzą Proto-Germanic
- blå Swedish
- blå kärrhök Swedish
- brun Swedish
- brun kärrhök Swedish
- hök Swedish
- kärrhök Swedish
- kärrsnäppa Swedish
- kärrsångare Swedish
- kärrtärna Swedish
- snäppa Swedish
- sångare Swedish
- tärna Swedish
- kjerr Norwegian Nynorsk
- kjarr Old Norse
- gadekær Danish
- kær Danish
- kærlig Danish
- kærtegne Danish
- kjarr Icelandic
- kjarrsveifgras Icelandic