Where does “oxhuvud” come from?
oxhuvud (Swedish) comes from Swedish Huvud, from Old Swedish hovuþ, from Old Norse hǫfuð, from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
oxhuvud (Swedish): a Swedish hogshead (an old unit of fluid measure, in Sweden usually equal to 235 liters or 62 US gallons); a half of Swedish pipe
Definitions
- a Swedish hogshead (an old unit of fluid measure, in Sweden usually equal to 235 liters or 62 US gallons); a half of Swedish pipe
Ancestry of “oxhuvud”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | Huvud | head |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hovuþ | head |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 4 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |