Where does “svennebög” come from?

svennebög (Swedish) comes from Swedish bög, from Old Swedish bōgher, from Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic bōguz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

svennebög (Swedish): (an invective against) an ethnic/native Swedish man

Definitions

  1. (an invective against) an ethnic/native Swedish man

Ancestry of “svennebög”, step by step

svennebög traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishböga homosexual male; gay, fag, queer, poof
2Old Swedishbōgher
3Old Norsebógrshoulder
4Proto-Germanicbōguzupper arm, shoulder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

via Swedish svenne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvennean ethnic/native Swede (as opposed to someone with an immigrant background)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Germanic bōguzEvery word from Old Norse bógr