liten tuva stjälper ofta stort lass

Swedish

Etymology

liten (“small”) +‎ tuva (“tuft”) +‎ stjälper (“overturns”) +‎ ofta (“often”) +‎ stort (“large”) +‎ lass (“load”), "(a) small tuft often overturns (a) large load"

Proverb

liten tuva stjälper ofta stort lass

1. (idiomatic) seemingly insignificant things can have major negative consequences

References

• tuva in Svensk ordbok (SO)