galghumor
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- gallows humor
Etymology
Derived from German Galgenhumor (gallows humor) compound from Swedish galge (gallows) + Swedish humor (humor).
Origin
Swedish
humor
Gloss
humor
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hūmor Latin
- Galgen German
- Galgenhumor German
- Humor German
- galgenhumor Dutch, Flemish
- galgenhumor Norwegian Bokmål
- galge Swedish
- humor Swedish
- galgenhumor Norwegian Nynorsk
- galgenhumor Danish
- galghe Old Swedish