Where does “jungfruslända” come from?

jungfruslända (Swedish) comes from Swedish jungfru, from Old Norse jungfrú, from Middle Low German junkvrūwe, from Middle Low German vrūwe, from Old Saxon frūa, from Proto-Germanic frawjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European proHwo-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

jungfruslända (Swedish): damselfly

Definitions

  1. damselfly

Ancestry of “jungfruslända”, step by step

jungfruslända traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish jungfru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjungfrua young woman, a young lady; a virgin; a girl, a...
2Old Norsejungfrú
3Middle Low Germanjunkvrūwemaiden
4Middle Low Germanvrūwelady
5Old Saxonfrūalady
6Proto-Germanicfrawjǭlady, wife of a lord
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish slända

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsländaa winged insect, usually with a long, slender body, like for example a dragonfly (as a loose, non-taxonomic category)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós