Where does “helvetet brakar loss” come from?

helvetet brakar loss (Swedish) comes from Swedish loss, from Low German lōs, from Middle Low German los, from Old Saxon lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

helvetet brakar loss (Swedish): hell breaks loose

Definitions

  1. hell breaks loose

Ancestry of “helvetet brakar loss”, step by step

helvetet brakar loss traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish loss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlossloose, untied, off
2Low Germanlōsopen
3Middle Low Germanlos—
4Old Saxonlōs—
5Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Swedish brakar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrakar—

via Swedish helvetet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhelvetet—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →