Where does “byxa” come from?
byxa (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk byksa, from Old Norse byxa — jump.
byxa (Swedish): pants, trousers
Ancestry of “byxa”, step by step
byxa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk byksa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | byksa | to jump suddenly and vigorously; definite plural... |
| 2 | Old Norse | byxa | jump |
via Middle Low German buxe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | buxe | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hôse | — |
Words derived from “byxa”