Where does “pisksnärt” come from?

pisksnärt (Swedish) comes from Swedish piska, from German Peitsche, from Proto-Slavic bičь, from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o.

pisksnärt (Swedish): a whiplash (lash with a whip or similar object, or figuratively)

Definitions

  1. a whiplash (lash with a whip or similar object, or figuratively)

Ancestry of “pisksnärt”, step by step

pisksnärt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish piska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpiskawhip; a rod or rope used to punish or torture...
2GermanPeitschewhip
3Proto-Slavicbičьwhip
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰiH-ti̯o—

via Swedish snärt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnärta lash, a whip, a flick (strike with the end of something flexible, making a snapping sound)

Words derived from “pisksnärt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰiH-ti̯o →Every word from Proto-Slavic bičь →Every word from German Peitsche →