Where does “kranskulla” come from?

kranskulla (Swedish) comes from Swedish krans, from Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German Kranz, from Old High German kranz.

kranskulla (Swedish): dialectal A girl or woman, usually from the Dalarna province, who hangs a laurel wreath around the victor of vasaloppet

Definitions

  1. dialectal A girl or woman, usually from the Dalarna province, who hangs a laurel wreath around the victor of vasaloppet

Ancestry of “kranskulla”, step by step

kranskulla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish krans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkranswreath; ring, wheel; periphery
2Old Norsekranz—
3Middle Low Germankranz—
4Middle High GermanKranz—
5Old High Germankranz—

via Swedish kulla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkullahornless cattle (often from debudding)
Every word from Old High German kranz →Every word from Middle High German Kranz →Every word from Middle Low German kranz →