Where does “skogstokig” come from?

skogstokig (Swedish) comes from Swedish skog, from Old Swedish skōgher, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skogstokig (Swedish): barking mad (completely insane)

Definitions

  1. barking mad (completely insane)

Ancestry of “skogstokig”, step by step

skogstokig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Swedish tokig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtokighumorously crazy, nutty; erroneous, incorrect in...
2Swedishtokcrazy person, fool, wacko; shrubby cinquefoil
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →