Where does “halsbrytande” come from?

halsbrytande (Swedish) comes from Swedish hals, from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

halsbrytande (Swedish): very perilous, death-defying

Definitions

  1. very perilous, death-defying

Ancestry of “halsbrytande”, step by step

halsbrytande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalsneck; the gullet or windpipe; a narrow opening in...
2Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
3Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via Swedish brytande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrytande—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Old Norse háls →
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