Where does “galna ko-sjukan” come from?
galna ko-sjukan (Swedish) comes from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
galna ko-sjukan (Swedish): mad cow disease
Definitions
- mad cow disease
Ancestry of “galna ko-sjukan”, step by step
galna ko-sjukan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kö | queue; a line of waiting people or other objects;... |
| 2 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 3 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 4 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 6 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
via Swedish sjukan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjukan | — |
via Swedish galna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | galna | — |