Where does “vinkelord” come from?

vinkelord (Swedish) comes from Swedish ord, from Old Swedish orþ, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

vinkelord (Swedish): A word (in a crossword) with a right angle

Definitions

  1. A word (in a crossword) with a right angle

Ancestry of “vinkelord”, step by step

vinkelord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Swedish vinkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvinkelan angle
2Middle Low Germanwinkel—
3Old Saxonwinkil—
4Proto-West Germanic*winkilsomething bent, twisted
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą →