Where does “ondska” come from?
ondska (Swedish) comes from Swedish ska, from Swedish skall, from Old Swedish skal, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
ondska (Swedish): evil
Definitions
- evil
Ancestry of “ondska”, step by step
ondska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ska | ska; a style of dance music; will; denotes a... |
| 2 | Swedish | skall | bark; sound made by a dog or a wolf |
| 3 | Old Swedish | skal | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | skel | shell |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |