Where does “laggkärl” come from?

laggkärl (Swedish) comes from Swedish Karl, from Old Swedish karilʀ, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

laggkärl (Swedish): a staved wooden vessel (with straight sides)

Definitions

  1. a staved wooden vessel (with straight sides)

Ancestry of “laggkärl”, step by step

laggkärl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Karl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishKarl—
2Old Swedishkarilʀa man
3Old NorseKarlman
4Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
6Proto-Germanickaraz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Swedish lägg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlägga leg; knuckle, shin, hand; part of a leg of an...
2Old Swedishlæggerleg; rootstock
3Old Norseleggrleg, stem
4Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
5Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →