Where does “kaxig” come from?

kaxig (Swedish) comes from Swedish kaxe, from Swedish kagge, from Old Norse kaggi, from Proto-Germanic kagô — pin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump.

kaxig (Swedish): acting as if trying to get a rise out of someone, by making snide remarks or provoking them in some other way

Definitions

  1. acting as if trying to get a rise out of someone, by making snide remarks or provoking them in some other way

Ancestry of “kaxig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkaxea bigwig, a big shot, a bully
2Swedishkaggea keg; a belly, a stomach
3Old Norsekaggikeg, cask
4Proto-Germanickagôpin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump

Words derived from “kaxig”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kagô →Every word from Old Norse kaggi →Every word from Swedish kagge →