Where does “skvallerbytta” come from?

skvallerbytta (Swedish) comes from Swedish bytta, from Old Norse bytta — small tub, pail, bucket.

skvallerbytta (Swedish): a tattletale (someone who (often) tells on others)

Definitions

  1. a tattletale (someone who (often) tells on others)

Ancestry of “skvallerbytta”, step by step

skvallerbytta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bytta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbyttaa bucket, a bowl
2Old Norsebyttasmall tub, pail, bucket

via Swedish skvaller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskvallergossip (idle talk)
2Swedishskvallrato tell on
Every word from Old Norse bytta →Every word from Swedish bytta →