Where does “halkning” come from?

halkning (Swedish) comes from Swedish halka, from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

halkning (Swedish): slipping

Definitions

  1. slipping

Ancestry of “halkning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalkaslippery conditions
2Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
3Old Swedishhul—
4Old Norsehóla hole
5Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
6Proto-Germanichulazhollow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →
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