Where does “svankryggig” come from?
svankryggig (Swedish) comes from Swedish svankrygg, from Swedish rygg, from Swedish råd, from English raid, from Scots raid, from Middle English rade, from Old English rād, from Proto-West Germanic raidu — to fit, to fix, to put together.
svankryggig (Swedish): having a back with a greater than usual inward curvature (of a human or for example a horse), (when pathological) having lordosis, swaybacked
Definitions
- having a back with a greater than usual inward curvature (of a human or for example a horse), (when pathological) having lordosis, swaybacked
Ancestry of “svankryggig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svankrygg | a back with a greater than usual inward curvature (on a human or for example a horse), (when pathological) lordosis, swayback |
| 2 | Swedish | rygg | back; the rear of the body; especially the part... |
| 3 | Swedish | råd | a piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a... |
| 4 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 5 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 6 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 7 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |