Where does “halshugga” come from?

halshugga (Swedish) comes from Swedish hugga, from Old Swedish hugga, from Old Norse hǫggva, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

halshugga (Swedish): to behead; to cut off someones head

Definitions

  1. to behead; to cut off someones head

Ancestry of “halshugga”, step by step

halshugga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hugga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhuggato slash, to cut, to hew
2Old Swedishhuggato hew, chop
3Old Norsehǫggvato hew
4Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
5Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
6Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
7Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
8Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

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—

Words derived from “halshugga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European suH- →