Where does “lergök” come from?

lergök (Swedish) comes from Swedish gök, from Old Swedish gø̄ker, from Old Norse gaukr, from Proto-Germanic gaukaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ-.

lergök (Swedish): a (simple) ocarina (shaped like a bird); a bird ocarina

Definitions

  1. a (simple) ocarina (shaped like a bird); a bird ocarina

Ancestry of “lergök”, step by step

lergök traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gök

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgökcuckoo; a bird; penis; liquor, of a mouthful size
2Old Swedishgø̄kercuckoo
3Old Norsegaukrcuckoo
4Proto-Germanicgaukazcuckoo
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʰAuǵ-—

via Swedish lera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishleramud, in particular relatively dry; clay
2Old Swedishler—
3Old Norseleirclay, mud
4Proto-Germaniclaizą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰAuǵ- →