Where does “byxdress” come from?

byxdress (Swedish) comes from Swedish byxa, from Norwegian Nynorsk byksa, from Old Norse byxa — jump.

byxdress (Swedish): a pantsuit

Definitions

  1. a pantsuit

Ancestry of “byxdress”, step by step

byxdress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish byxa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyxapants, trousers
2Norwegian Nynorskbyksato jump suddenly and vigorously; definite plural...
3Old Norsebyxajump

via Swedish dress

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdress—
Every word from Old Norse byxa →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk byksa →Every word from Swedish byxa →