Where does “huggorm” come from?
huggorm (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hugormber, from Old Norse hǫggormr, from Old Norse hǫgg, from Proto-Germanic hawwą, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH-, from Proto-Indo-European sewH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
huggorm (Swedish): a viper, an adder, especially the common European...
Definitions
- a viper, an adder, especially the common European...
Ancestry of “huggorm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | hugormber | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫggormr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫgg | a blow, strike |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hawwą | blow, hit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |