Where does “skvallerkäring” come from?

skvallerkäring (Swedish) comes from Swedish käring, from Old Swedish kärling, from Old Norse kerling, from Old Norse Karl, from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic karilaz, from Proto-Germanic karaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “skvallerkäring”, step by step

skvallerkäring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish käring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkäringold woman, hag
2Old Swedishkärling—
3Old Norsekerlingwoman, wife; old woman
4Old NorseKarlman
5Proto-Norseᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ—
6Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
7Proto-Germanickaraz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Swedish skvaller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskvallergossip (idle talk)
2Swedishskvallrato tell on
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic karilaz →