Where does “tugga fradga” come from?

tugga fradga (Swedish) comes from Swedish tugga, from Old Norse tyggva, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

tugga fradga (Swedish): to froth at the mouth (especially of epileptics, also figuratively of (powerless) rage)

Definitions

  1. to froth at the mouth (especially of epileptics, also figuratively of (powerless) rage)

Ancestry of “tugga fradga”, step by step

tugga fradga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish tugga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtuggaa bite; to chew
2Old Norsetyggvato chew
3Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Swedish fradga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfradgafroth (around the mouth, usually from illness or (powerless) rage, sometimes figuratively)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Old Norse tyggva →