Where does “pänsel” come from?

pänsel (Swedish) comes from Old French pincil, from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

Ancestry of “pänsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpincil—
2Latinpēniculus—
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin pēniculus →