Where does “halmdocka” come from?

halmdocka (Swedish) comes from Swedish halm, from Old Norse halmr, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

halmdocka (Swedish): a straw man (doll made of straw)

Definitions

  1. a straw man (doll made of straw)

Ancestry of “halmdocka”, step by step

halmdocka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish halm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalmstraw, haulm
2Old Norsehalmrstraw, reed
3Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Swedish docka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdockaa doll, a puppet; a dock; to dock
2Old Norsedokka—
3Proto-Germanicdukkǭpower, strength; muscle
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →