Where does “slalomåkerska” come from?

slalomåkerska (Swedish) comes from Swedish åka, from Old Swedish aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “slalomåkerska”, step by step

slalomåkerska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish åka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåkato go; to depart, to leave
2Old Swedishakato drive
3Old NorseakaTo drive
4Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Swedish slalom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishslalomslalom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →