Where does “hustrumisshandlare” come from?
hustrumisshandlare (Swedish) comes from Swedish misshandlare, from Swedish misshandla, from Swedish handla, from Old Swedish handla, from Old Norse handla, from Proto-Germanic handlōną, from Proto-Germanic handuz — hand.
hustrumisshandlare (Swedish): a wife beater (person who physically abuses their wife)
Definitions
- a wife beater (person who physically abuses their wife)
Ancestry of “hustrumisshandlare”, step by step
hustrumisshandlare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish misshandlare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | misshandlare | — |
| 2 | Swedish | misshandla | to batter, to assault, to maltreat, to abuse |
| 3 | Swedish | handla | to shop, buy; to act; take action, do; to be... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | handla | to touch, to reach; to handle |
| 5 | Old Norse | handla | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | handlōną | to take or hold in the hand, seize, grip |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | handuz | hand |