Where does “tjocktröja” come from?

tjocktröja (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-.

tjocktröja (Swedish): a sweater

Definitions

  1. a sweater

Ancestry of “tjocktröja”, step by step

tjocktröja 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 tröja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtröjaa sweater, a jumper; a jerkin, a doublet
2Middle Low Germantroye—
3Old Frenchtroiecoat from Troyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tégus →Every word from Proto-Germanic þekuz →