Where does “käkspalt” come from?

käkspalt (Swedish) comes from Swedish spält — a (long and narrow) gap.

käkspalt (Swedish): cleft jaw

Definitions

  1. cleft jaw

Ancestry of “käkspalt”, step by step

käkspalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish spält

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspälta (long and narrow) gap

via Swedish käke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkäkea jaw
Every word from Swedish spält