Where does “ögongrus” come from?

ögongrus (Swedish) comes from Swedish grus, from Old Swedish grus, from Middle Low German grūs.

ögongrus (Swedish): sleep (in the corner of the eye)

Definitions

  1. sleep (in the corner of the eye)

Ancestry of “ögongrus”, step by step

ögongrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrusgravel (small pieces of stone)
2Old Swedishgrus—
3Middle Low Germangrūs—

via Swedish ögon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishögon
Every word from Middle Low German grūs →Every word from Old Swedish grus →Every word from Swedish grus →