Where does “piska och morot” come from?
piska och morot (Swedish) comes from Swedish och, from Old Swedish ock, from Old Norse ok, from Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē, from Proto-Indo-European swē — self (reflexive pronoun).
piska och morot (Swedish): carrot and stick
Definitions
- carrot and stick
Ancestry of “piska och morot”, step by step
piska och morot traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish och
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | och | and; used to connect two homogeneous words or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ock | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ok | and; also, too; yoke |
| 4 | Old Norse | svá | so |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | self (reflexive pronoun) |
via Swedish piska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | piska | whip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture... |
| 2 | German | Peitsche | whip |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bičь | whip |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰiH-ti̯o | — |
via Swedish morot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | morot | carrot |