Where does “glesbefolkad” come from?

glesbefolkad (Swedish) comes from Swedish gles, from Swedish glis.

glesbefolkad (Swedish): sparsely populated

Definitions

  1. sparsely populated

Ancestry of “glesbefolkad”, step by step

glesbefolkad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishglessparse
2Swedishglis

via Swedish befolkad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbefolkad
Every word from Swedish glisEvery word from Swedish gles