Where does “tuggmotstånd” come from?

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

tuggmotstånd (Swedish): (degree of) resistance to chewing, firmness, chewiness

Definitions

  1. (degree of) resistance to chewing, firmness, chewiness

Ancestry of “tuggmotstånd”, step by step

tuggmotstånd 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 motstånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotståndresistance; a resistor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Old Norse tyggva →