Where does “stjärthål” come from?

stjärthål (Swedish) comes from Swedish hål, from Old Swedish hul, from Old Norse hól, from Proto-Germanic hulą, from Proto-Germanic hulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

stjärthål (Swedish): a butthole

Definitions

  1. a butthole

Ancestry of “stjärthål”, step by step

stjärthål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhåla hole; a hole, an opening in something solid; a...
2Old Swedishhul—
3Old Norsehóla hole
4Proto-Germanichuląa hollow; depression; hole
5Proto-Germanichulazhollow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Swedish stjärt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstjärta bottom, a behind; a tail of certain animals,...
2Old Swedishstiærtertail
3Old Norsestertr—
4Proto-Germanicstertaztail
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terd-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulą →
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