Where does “axelryckning” come from?

axelryckning (Swedish) comes from Swedish Axel, from Old Swedish axul, from Old Norse ǫxull, from Proto-Germanic ahsulaz.

axelryckning (Swedish): a shrug

Definitions

  1. a shrug

Ancestry of “axelryckning”, step by step

axelryckning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Axel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishAxela shoulder
2Old Swedishaxul—
3Old Norseǫxullan axle
4Proto-Germanicahsulaz—

via Swedish ryckning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishryckningtwitching, jerking
2Swedish-ningUsed to form nouns from a verb, usually referring...
3Old Norse-ning—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ahsulaz →Every word from Old Norse ǫxull →Every word from Old Swedish axul →