Where does “frågelåda” come from?

frågelåda (Swedish) comes from Swedish låda, from Old Norse hlaða, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

frågelåda (Swedish): an interactive question and answer format; a question box, a Q&A column, a Q&A segment

Definitions

  1. an interactive question and answer format; a question box, a Q&A column, a Q&A segment

Ancestry of “frågelåda”, step by step

frågelåda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish låda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlådabox
2Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Swedish fråga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrågaquestion; sentence, phrase or word which asks for...
2Middle Low Germanvrāgequestion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną →