Where does “flyttgubbe” come from?

flyttgubbe (Swedish) comes from Swedish gubbe — an old or elderly man; one's husband; little lump.

flyttgubbe (Swedish): a (male) mover (person who professionally helps people move possessions between residences)

Definitions

  1. a (male) mover (person who professionally helps people move possessions between residences)

Ancestry of “flyttgubbe”, step by step

flyttgubbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgubbean old or elderly man; one's husband; little lump

via Swedish flytt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflytta move, a relocation
Every word from Swedish gubbe
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