Where does “struntförnäm” come from?

struntförnäm (Swedish) comes from Swedish strunt, from Middle Low German strunt, from Old Saxon strunt, from Proto-West Germanic strunt, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

struntförnäm (Swedish): posh in a ridiculous way

Definitions

  1. posh in a ridiculous way

Ancestry of “struntförnäm”, step by step

struntförnäm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish strunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstruntnonsense; that which is not worth paying...
2Middle Low Germanstrunt—
3Old Saxonstrunt—
4Proto-West Germanicstruntdirt, filth; dung
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Swedish förnäm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförnämnoble
2Germanvornehmelegant; posh; high-class; distinguished
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic strunt →Every word from Old Saxon strunt →
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