Where does “sjujäkla” come from?

sjujäkla (Swedish) comes from Swedish sju, from Old Swedish siu, from Old Norse sjau, from Dutch drie, from Middle Dutch drie, from Old Dutch thrīe, from Proto-West Germanic þrīʀ, from Proto-Germanic þrīz.

sjujäkla (Swedish): helluva

Definitions

  1. helluva

Ancestry of “sjujäkla”, step by step

sjujäkla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjuseven
2Old Swedishsiuseven
3Old Norsesjauseven
4Dutchdriethree
5Middle Dutchdriethree
6Old Dutchthrīe—
7Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
8Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
9Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Swedish jäkla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjäkla—
2Swedishjäkel—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →