Where does “ålryssja” come from?

ålryssja (Swedish) comes from Swedish ål, from Old Swedish āl, from Old Norse ǫlr, from Proto-Germanic aluz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-, from Proto-Indo-European el- — to bend; red, brown; hungry.

ålryssja (Swedish): a fyke net for catching eels, an eel fyke net, an eel fyke

Definitions

  1. a fyke net for catching eels, an eel fyke net, an eel fyke

Ancestry of “ålryssja”, step by step

ålryssja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishålan eel; a dorsal stripe on a horse
2Old Swedishāleel
3Old Norseǫlrdrunk; alder
4Proto-Germanicaluz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élis-alder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry

via Swedish ryssja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishryssjaa fish-trap
2Gaulishruskā
3Proto-Celticrūskosbark
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewH-to dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis-Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz
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