Where does “med andan i halsen” come from?

med andan i halsen (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.

Ancestry of “med andan i halsen”, step by step

med andan i halsen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishiused to signify that an action is done with...
2Swedishhopheap, collection; a whole bunch
3Old Norsehóprheap; group
4Middle Low Germanhōp
5Old Saxonhōp
6Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
7Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
8Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Swedish med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmedalso, as well, too; with, together with, in the...
2Old Englishmæþmeasure, degree, proportion; measure or extent of...
3Old Norsemeðwith, along with
4Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Swedish halsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalsen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koupos
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