Where does “stringkalsong” come from?

stringkalsong (Swedish) comes from Swedish string, from English string, from Middle English string, from Old English streng, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stringkalsong (Swedish): a (men's) G-string, a (men's) thong

Definitions

  1. a (men's) G-string, a (men's) thong

Ancestry of “stringkalsong”, step by step

stringkalsong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish string

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishstringG-string, thong
2EnglishstringA long, thin and flexible structure made from...
3Middle Englishstring—
4Old Englishstrengstring
5Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Swedish kalsonger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkalsongerunderpants
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →