Where does “getskägg” come from?
getskägg (Swedish) comes from Swedish get, from Old Swedish gēt, from Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic gaits, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰayd-.
Ancestry of “getskägg”, step by step
getskägg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish get
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | get | goat |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gēt | goat |
| 3 | Old Norse | geit | a she-goat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gaits | goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰayd- | — |
via Swedish skägg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skägg | beard; facial hair on chin, cheeks and jaw;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skegg | beard |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skagją | beard, hair |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kek- | to jump, move; to shake, stir |