Where does “karljohanssvamp” come from?
karljohanssvamp (Swedish) comes from Swedish karljohan, from Swedish Karl, from Old Swedish karilʀ, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “karljohanssvamp”, step by step
karljohanssvamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish karljohan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | karljohan | porcini, penny bun, cep, Boletus edulis |
| 2 | Swedish | Karl | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | karilʀ | a man |
| 4 | Old Norse | Karl | man |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |