Where does “stilkänsla” come from?

stilkänsla (Swedish) comes from Swedish stil, from Old Norse stíll, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

stilkänsla (Swedish): sense of style

Definitions

  1. sense of style

Ancestry of “stilkänsla”, step by step

stilkänsla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstila style
2Old Norsestíllstyle
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Swedish känsla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkänslafeeling, emotion, intuition; experience with the...
2Old Swedishkænsla—
3Old Norsekensla—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →Every word from Old Norse stíll →