Where does “knacka bög” come from?

knacka bög (Swedish) comes from Swedish bög, from Old Swedish bōgher, from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

knacka bög (Swedish): to (seek out and) physically assault a man believed to be homosexual (due to his perceived homosexuality), to gay bash

Definitions

to (seek out and) physically assault a man believed to be homosexual (due to his perceived homosexuality), to gay bash

Ancestry of “knacka bög”, step by step

knacka bög traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bög

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	bög	a homosexual male; gay, fag, queer, poof
2	Old Swedish	bōgher	—
3	Old Norse	bógr	shoulder
4	Proto-Germanic	bōguz	upper arm, shoulder
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰāǵʰus	arm

via Swedish knäcka

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	knäcka	to crack, to break, to snap; to crack; to work
2	Proto-Germanic	knukōną	To pound on; beat on; knock
3	Proto-Indo-European	gnew-	a bundle; knot; knot, bundle
4	Proto-Indo-European	gen-	to squeeze, pinch, kink, ball up, concentrate; to...

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