Where does “pissluffare” come from?
pissluffare (Swedish) comes from Swedish luffare, from Swedish luffa, from English loaf, from English loafer, from Old English lāf, from Proto-West Germanic laibu, from Northern Sami láibut, from Northern Sami láibi — bread.
pissluffare (Swedish): (an invective against) a disgusting or (as a more generic invective) despicable person (usually a man)
Definitions
- (an invective against) a disgusting or (as a more generic invective) despicable person (usually a man)
Ancestry of “pissluffare”, step by step
pissluffare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish luffare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | luffare | a vagabond, a tramp, bum; traveller with several... |
| 2 | Swedish | luffa | bum around |
| 3 | English | loaf | A block of bread after baking; Any solid block of... |
| 4 | English | loafer | An idle person; A shoe with no laces, resembling... |
| 5 | Old English | lāf | remnant, remainder; remainder, residue, what is... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laibu | remainder |
| 7 | Northern Sami | láibut | to bake bread |
| 8 | Northern Sami | láibi | bread |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | lājpē | bread |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |