Where does “fått på halsen” come from?

fått på halsen (Swedish) comes from Swedish fått, from Swedish fatta, from Middle Low German vāten, from Old Dutch faton.

fått på halsen (Swedish): To have been saddled with something (often troublesome) that one must deal with

Definitions

  1. To have been saddled with something (often troublesome) that one must deal with

Ancestry of “fått på halsen”, step by step

fått på halsen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fått

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfåttin the expression
2Swedishfattato grasp, take hold in one's hand; the concrete meaning of grasp
3Middle Low Germanvāten—
4Old Dutchfaton—

via Swedish på

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpåon, on top of; touching from above; on, against,...

via Swedish halsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalsen
Every word from Old Dutch faton →Every word from Middle Low German vāten →Every word from Swedish fatta →