Where does “kroknäsa” come from?
kroknäsa (Swedish) comes from Swedish krok, from Old Swedish krōker, from Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kroknäsa (Swedish): a hooknose
Definitions
- a hooknose
Ancestry of “kroknäsa”, step by step
kroknäsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish krok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krok | hook; a rod bent into a curved shape; hook; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | krōker | hook |
| 3 | Old Norse | krókr | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Swedish näsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | näsa | nose of a human or other primate (or anthropomorphized being, especially if having a human-like nose, but sometimes more generally) (compare nos) |