Where does “skalbagge” come from?
skalbagge (Swedish) comes from Swedish skål, from Old Swedish skal, from Old Norse skel, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
skalbagge (Swedish): a beetle (any insect of the order Coleoptera)
Definitions
- a beetle (any insect of the order Coleoptera)
Ancestry of “skalbagge”, step by step
skalbagge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skål | cheers; a bowl; a container; a toast; a raising... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skal | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skel | shell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skaljō | shell; husk; rind; peel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |