Where does “äckelgubbe” come from?

äckelgubbe (Swedish) comes from Swedish äckel, from German ēkel, from Middle Low German ēkel — disgusting.

äckelgubbe (Swedish): A perverted or disgusting old man

Definitions

  1. A perverted or disgusting old man

Ancestry of “äckelgubbe”, step by step

äckelgubbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish äckel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishäckeldisgust (queasy feeling, like at something potentially contagious, sometimes more or less figuratively)
2Germanēkeldisgust, loathing
3Middle Low Germanēkeldisgusting

via Swedish gubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgubbean old or elderly man; one's husband; little lump
Every word from Middle Low German ēkel →Every word from German ēkel →Every word from Swedish äckel →