Where does “rycka på axlarna” come from?

rycka på axlarna (Swedish) comes from Swedish på — on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,...

rycka på axlarna (Swedish): shrug

Definitions

  1. shrug

Ancestry of “rycka på axlarna”, step by step

rycka på axlarna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishon, on top of; touching from above; on, against,...

via Swedish rycka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishryckato yank, to jerk, to pull quickly
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