Where does “svärmorsdröm” come from?

svärmorsdröm (Swedish) comes from Swedish svärmor, from Swedish mör, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

svärmorsdröm (Swedish): A person (usually male) whom a hypothetical mother would consider extremely eligible for marrying their child (usually female), often on account of being kind, caring, well-mannered, and successful in life

Definitions

  1. A person (usually male) whom a hypothetical mother would consider extremely eligible for marrying their child (usually female), often on account of being kind, caring, well-mannered, and successful in life

Ancestry of “svärmorsdröm”, step by step

svärmorsdröm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svärmor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvärmormother-in-law; the mother of someone's spouse
2Swedishmörtender; very tired, exhausted, ready to go to...
3LatinmaurusMoorish, North African
4FrenchmaureMoorish
5Middle FrenchmoréMoor (person of Berber descent)
6Old FrenchMore
7LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
8Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
9Ancient Greek-ούσιοςforms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to
10Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Swedish dröm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdrömdream; Imaginary events seen in the mind while...
2Old Norsedraumrdream
3Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
4Proto-Germanicdraugmaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Ancient Greek -ῐοςEvery word from Ancient Greek -ούσιος