Where does “armbågsrum” come from?
armbågsrum (Swedish) comes from Swedish armbåge, from Swedish almboge, from Old Swedish alboghi, from Old Norse ǫlnbogi, from Proto-Germanic alinabugô, from Proto-Germanic bugô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰugʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.
armbågsrum (Swedish): elbow room
Ancestry of “armbågsrum”, step by step