Where does “ålskinn” come from?

ålskinn (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.

ålskinn (Swedish): very tight fitting (women's) garment

Definitions

  1. very tight fitting (women's) garment

Ancestry of “ålskinn”, step by step

ålskinn 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 skinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskinnskin; hide, fur; leather
2Old Norseskinnanimal hide
3Proto-Germanicskinþąanimal hide; fruit peel; skin
4Proto-Indo-Europeansken-to split off
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ken-to peel; to split off; peel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élis- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aluz →