Where does “tjurskalle” come from?

tjurskalle (Swedish) comes from Swedish skalle, from Old Norse skalli, from Proto-Germanic skaljō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

tjurskalle (Swedish): bullhead stubborn person

Definitions

  1. bullhead stubborn person

Ancestry of “tjurskalle”, step by step

tjurskalle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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,...

via Swedish tjur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjurbull
2Old Swedishþiurbull
3Old Norseþjórrbull
4Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skaljō →