Where does “praktarsle” come from?

praktarsle (Swedish) comes from Swedish arsle, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

praktarsle (Swedish): an (utter) asshole

Definitions

  1. an (utter) asshole

Ancestry of “praktarsle”, step by step

praktarsle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish arsle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisharslearse/ass; arse/ass, arsehole/asshole, jerk
2Old Swedishhul—
3Old Norsehóla hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Swedish prakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpraktpomp, glory, splendour, magnificence
2Middle Low Germanpracht—
3Old High Germanbrahtnoice
4Proto-Germanicbrahtazcracking, snapping, crash, noise
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →