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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | studsare | short-barreled hunting rifle |
| 2 | German | Stutzer | dandy, coxcomb |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |