Where does “horkarl” come from?
horkarl (Swedish) comes from Swedish Karl, from Old Swedish karilʀ, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
horkarl (Swedish): an adulterer, a fornicator (man who commits adultery or has sex outside marriage, a sexually immoral man)
Definitions
- an adulterer, a fornicator (man who commits adultery or has sex outside marriage, a sexually immoral man)
Ancestry of “horkarl”, step by step
horkarl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish Karl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Karl | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | karilʀ | a man |
| 3 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Swedish hör
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hör | adultery, fornication sex with someone who is not one's spouse, or sex between unmarried people – sexual immorality: begå hor “commit adultery” |