Where does “frisk som en nötkärna” come from?
frisk som en nötkärna (Swedish) comes from Swedish nötkärna, from Swedish kärna, from Old Swedish kiærne, from Old Norse kjarni, from Proto-Germanic kernô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
frisk som en nötkärna (Swedish): fit as a fiddle, healthy as a horse (in perfect health)
Definitions
- fit as a fiddle, healthy as a horse (in perfect health)
Ancestry of “frisk som en nötkärna”, step by step
frisk som en nötkärna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nötkärna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nötkärna | a kernel of a nut, a nut kernel |
| 2 | Swedish | kärna | a seed, a pip; a kernel, a nucleus, a core; a pit |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kiærne | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kjarni | kernel, core; core |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kernô | kernel, core |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Swedish söm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | söm | seam |
| 2 | Swedish | -nad | suffix used to create nouns, particularly from... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -naðr | suffix used to create nouns, particularly from... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -aðr | suffix used to create adjectives meaning “having,... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -ᛟᚦᚢᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōdaz | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |