Where does “älgstudsare” come from?

älgstudsare (Swedish) comes from Swedish studsare, from German Stutzer, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

älgstudsare (Swedish): rifle permitted for use in hunting big game such as moose and bear

Definitions

  1. rifle permitted for use in hunting big game such as moose and bear

Ancestry of “älgstudsare”, step by step

älgstudsare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish studsare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstudsareshort-barreled hunting rifle
2GermanStutzerdandy, coxcomb
3German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
4Old High German-āriused to form agent nouns
5Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
6Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
7Latin-āriuser
8Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Swedish älg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishälgelk
2Old Swedishælgherelk
3Old Norseelgrmoose, elk
4Proto-Germanicalgizelk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from German -er