Where does “skvallermagasin” come from?

skvallermagasin (Swedish) comes from Swedish skvaller, from Swedish skvallra — to tell on.

skvallermagasin (Swedish): a gossip magazine

Definitions

  1. a gossip magazine

Ancestry of “skvallermagasin”, step by step

skvallermagasin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skvaller

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskvallergossip (idle talk)
2Swedishskvallrato tell on

via Swedish magasin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmagasin—
Every word from Swedish skvallra →Every word from Swedish skvaller →