Where does “pungkross” come from?

pungkross (Swedish) comes from Swedish pung, from Old Swedish punger, from Old Norse pungr, from Proto-Germanic pungaz — small bag; purse.

pungkross (Swedish): an (accidental) hard impact to the scrotum

Definitions

  1. an (accidental) hard impact to the scrotum

Ancestry of “pungkross”, step by step

pungkross traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish pung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpungpurse; scrotum; a pouch in marsupials where it...
2Old Swedishpunger—
3Old Norsepungr—
4Proto-Germanicpungazsmall bag; purse

via Swedish kross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrosscrusher machine that crushes
2Swedishkrossato crush; to press or bruise between two hard bodies until the point of breaking
Every word from Proto-Germanic pungaz →Every word from Old Norse pungr →Every word from Old Swedish punger →