Where does “gå fetbort” come from?

gå fetbort (Swedish) comes from Swedish fet, from Old Swedish fēter, from Old Norse feitr, from Proto-Germanic faitaz, from Proto-Indo-European poyH-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

gå fetbort (Swedish): to be terrible

Definitions

  1. to be terrible

Ancestry of “gå fetbort”, step by step

gå fetbort traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfetfat, obese; containing much fat; being especially...
2Old Swedishfēterfat
3Old Norsefeitrfat
4Proto-Germanicfaitazfat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoyH-—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via Swedish bort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbortaway, off
2Old Norseburt—
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

via Swedish gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgågo, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...
2Old Swedishgā—
3Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European poyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faitaz →