Where does “gilla läget” come from?

gilla läget (Swedish) comes from Swedish gilla, from Old Swedish gilda, from Old Norse gilda.

gilla läget (Swedish): to accept a bad situation (that nothing can be done about, or that one chooses to do nothing about)

Definitions

  1. to accept a bad situation (that nothing can be done about, or that one chooses to do nothing about)

Ancestry of “gilla läget”, step by step

gilla läget traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gilla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgillato approve of; to like; to favor
2Old Swedishgilda—
3Old Norsegilda—

via Swedish laget

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlaget
2Danishhellige Arrildz leye—
Every word from Old Norse gilda →Every word from Old Swedish gilda →Every word from Swedish gilla →