Where does “grisögd” come from?

grisögd (Swedish) comes from Swedish gris, from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

grisögd (Swedish): pig-eyed with small and deep-set eyes

Definitions

  1. pig-eyed with small and deep-set eyes

Ancestry of “grisögd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrisa pig; mammal of the genus "Sus"; a piglet; young...
2Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
3Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →Every word from Swedish gris →