Where does “chockhandgranat” come from?
chockhandgranat (Swedish) comes from Swedish chock, from French choc, from Old French choquer, from Frankish skukkōn, from Proto-Germanic skukkōną, from Proto-Germanic skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeg- — to jump, spring; to jump; move.
chockhandgranat (Swedish): a concussion grenade
Definitions
- a concussion grenade
Ancestry of “chockhandgranat”, step by step
chockhandgranat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish chock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | chock | shock |
| 2 | French | choc | hit, strike; shock; electrical shock |
| 3 | Old French | choquer | to strike against |
| 4 | Frankish | skukkōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skukkōną | to shake, move swiftly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skakaną | to swing; to shake; to escape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |
via Swedish handgranat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | handgranat | a hand grenade |
| 2 | Swedish | hand | A hand; A hand; the set of cards held by a player |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hand | A hand; A direction; A behalf |
| 4 | Old Norse | hǫnd | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |