Where does “jättepenis” come from?
jättepenis (Swedish) comes from Swedish jätte-, from Swedish jätte, from Old Swedish iætti, from Old Norse jǫtunn, from Proto-Germanic etunaz, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
jättepenis (Swedish): a very large penis, a monster cock
Definitions
- a very large penis, a monster cock
Ancestry of “jättepenis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jätte- | very, super-, monster |
| 2 | Swedish | jätte | jotun; a mythical humanoid creature, originally... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | iætti | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | jǫtunn | a jotun, giant |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |