Where does “kringflackande” come from?

kringflackande (Swedish) comes from Swedish kring, from Old Norse kringr, from Proto-Germanic kringaz, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- — to twist, wind; to turn.

kringflackande (Swedish): roving (moving aimlessly from place to place)

Definitions

  1. roving (moving aimlessly from place to place)

Ancestry of “kringflackande”, step by step

kringflackande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkringaround, about; same as omkring; around
2Old Norsekringrring; easy, convenient
3Proto-Germanickringazring, circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵʰ-to twist, wind; to turn

via Swedish flackande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishflackande—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kringaz →Every word from Old Norse kringr →