Where does “olyckskorp” come from?

olyckskorp (Swedish) comes from Swedish olycka, from Swedish lycka, from Old Norse lykja, from Proto-Germanic lukjaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- — to break, tear; to break, shatter.

olyckskorp (Swedish): a person who (often) predicts that bad things will happen, a doomsayer, an alarmist

Definitions

  1. a person who (often) predicts that bad things will happen, a doomsayer, an alarmist

Ancestry of “olyckskorp”, step by step

olyckskorp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish olycka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisholyckaaccident; unhappiness, misery
2Swedishlyckajoy, happiness; a loop; a small farm field
3Old Norselykjato shut, to close
4Proto-Germaniclukjanąto close, shut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

via Swedish korp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorpa raven; a pickaxe; short for korporationsidrott,...
2Old Norsekorprraven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lukjaną →Every word from Old Norse lykja →