Where does “syltrygg” come from?

syltrygg (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic raidō — to fit, to fix, to put together.

syltrygg (Swedish): someone who is spineless; someone who is afraid to voice or defend their opinions

Definitions

  1. someone who is spineless; someone who is afraid to voice or defend their opinions

Ancestry of “syltrygg”, step by step

syltrygg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rygg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishryggback; the rear of the body; especially the part...
2Swedishråda piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a...
3EnglishraidA quick hostile or predatory incursion or...
4Scotsraidraid
5Middle Englishradequick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager
6Old Englishrādroad; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road
7Proto-West Germanicraiduriding, ride
8Proto-Germanicraidōride, journey; name of the R-rune
9Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
10Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Swedish sylt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsyltjam
2Middle Low Germansulten
3Old Saxonsultiasaltwater
4Proto-Germanicsultijōsalty water; saltwater; brine; a saltmarsh
5Proto-Indo-Europeansal-dirty, grey; dirt, dirty; grayish, impure gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną