Where does “fabulös” come from?

fabulös (Swedish) comes from Swedish ös, from Old Norse óss, from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

fabulös (Swedish): fabulous

Definitions

  1. fabulous

Ancestry of “fabulös”, step by step

fabulös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishösintensity; a positive attribute given to e.g....
2Old Norseóssmouth
3Proto-Germanicansuzdeity, god; name of the A-rune
4Old High Germanhelmhelmet
5Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
6Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
7Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Swedish fabel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfabelfable
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →