Where does “magkänsla” come from?

magkänsla (Swedish) comes from Swedish mage, from Old Swedish maghi, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic magô, from Proto-Indo-European mak- — bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch.

magkänsla (Swedish): gut feeling, hunch, intuition

Definitions

  1. gut feeling, hunch, intuition

Ancestry of “magkänsla”, step by step

magkänsla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmagestomach; body part between thorax and pelvis;...
2Old Swedishmaghistomach
3Old Norsemagistomach
4Proto-Germanicmagôstomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmak-bag, belly; bag, sack; small bag or pouch

via Swedish känsla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkänslafeeling, emotion, intuition; experience with the...
2Old Swedishkænsla—
3Old Norsekensla—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic magô →Every word from Old Norse magi →