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Where does “vacker” come from?

vacker (Swedish) comes from Old Norse vákr, from Proto-Norse ᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wakraz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

vacker (Swedish): beautiful, pretty

Definitions

  1. beautiful, pretty

Ancestry of “vacker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevákr—
2Proto-Norseᚹᚨᚲᚱᚨᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicwakrazawake; watchful, alert
4Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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