Where does “hyckla” come from?

hyckla (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German hüchelen, from Proto-Germanic hiwją, from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

hyckla (Swedish): to be hypocritical

Definitions

  1. to be hypocritical

Ancestry of “hyckla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhüchelen
2Proto-Germanichiwjąappearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱew-skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

Words derived from “hyckla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓwsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European ḱew-Every word from Proto-Germanic hiwją