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Where does “gädda” come from?

gädda (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish gædda, from Old Norse gedda — pike.

gädda (Swedish): pike, the freshwater fish "Esox lucius"

Definitions

  1. pike, the freshwater fish "Esox lucius"

Ancestry of “gädda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgædda—
2Old Norsegeddapike
Every word from Old Norse gedda →