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Where does “kyckling” come from?

kyckling (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kyklinger, from Old Norse kjúklingr, from Proto-Germanic *kiukilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

kyckling (Swedish): chick; young chicken; chicken

Definitions

  1. chick; young chicken; chicken

Ancestry of “kyckling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkyklinger—
2Old Norsekjúklingrchicken
3Proto-Germanic*kiukilingaz—
4Proto-Germanic-ilingazForms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging...
5Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “kyckling”

  • kycklingklubba
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