Where does “öfuguggi” come from?

öfuguggi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic öfugur, from Old Norse ǫfugr, from Proto-Germanic abuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂époh₃kʷos.

öfuguggi (Icelandic): a pervert, a man with unusual sexual desires

Definitions

  1. a pervert, a man with unusual sexual desires

Ancestry of “öfuguggi”, step by step

öfuguggi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic öfugur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicöfugurturning or facing the wrong way, reversed, inverted
2Old Norseǫfugrturned the wrong way with the tail or back...
3Proto-Germanicabuhazturned the wrong way, inverted; wicked, bad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂époh₃kʷos—

via Icelandic uggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicuggifin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂époh₃kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic abuhaz →Every word from Old Norse ǫfugr →