Where does “tråkmåns” come from?

tråkmåns (Swedish) comes from Swedish Måns, from Swedish son, from Old Swedish son, from Old Norse sonr, from Proto-Germanic sunuz, from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús.

tråkmåns (Swedish): a dull, boring person; a bore

Definitions

  1. a dull, boring person; a bore

Ancestry of “tråkmåns”, step by step

tråkmåns traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Måns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishMåns—
2Swedishsonson; someone's male child
3Old Swedishsonson
4Old Norsesonrson
5Proto-Germanicsunuzson
6Proto-Indo-European*suhnús—

via Serbo-Croatian traka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiantrakastrip, ribbon
2Frenchtroquerto barter
3Old Frenchtroquer—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *suhnús →Every word from Proto-Germanic sunuz →Every word from Old Norse sonr →