Where does “taggfening” come from?

taggfening (Swedish) comes from Swedish fena, from Swedish fenomenal.

taggfening (Swedish): fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii

Definitions

  1. fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii

Ancestry of “taggfening”, step by step

taggfening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishfenaThe protruding appendage on a marine animal; fin,...
2Swedishfenomenal

via Swedish tagg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtagga thorn; a spine; a quill (rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on a plant, animal, or shell)
Every word from Swedish fenomenal