Where does “tjockskalle” come from?

tjockskalle (Swedish) comes from Swedish tjock, from Old Swedish thiokker, from Old Norse þykkr, from Proto-Germanic þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European tégus, from Proto-Indo-European teg-.

tjockskalle (Swedish): thickhead stupid person

Definitions

  1. thickhead stupid person

Ancestry of “tjockskalle”, step by step

tjockskalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tjock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjockthick; overweight, fat
2Old Swedishthiokker—
3Old Norseþykkrthick
4Proto-Germanicþekuzthick
5Proto-Indo-Europeantégusthick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteg-—

via Swedish skalle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskallehead; cranium, skull
2Old Norseskallia bald head; bald head, skull
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →