Where does “axelvadd” come from?

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

axelvadd (Swedish): a shoulder pad (type of padding)

Definitions

  1. a shoulder pad (type of padding)

Ancestry of “axelvadd”, step by step

axelvadd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Axel

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

via Swedish vadd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvaddwadding, cotton wool
Every word from Proto-Germanic ahsulaz →