Where does “lortgris” come from?

lortgris (Swedish) comes from Swedish gris, from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

lortgris (Swedish): someone filthy (unhygienic)

Definitions

  1. someone filthy (unhygienic)

Ancestry of “lortgris”, step by step

lortgris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrisa pig; mammal of the genus "Sus"; a piglet; young...
2Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
3Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake

via Swedish lort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlortdirt, filth, grime
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →Every word from Swedish gris →