Where does “julefrokost” come from?
julefrokost (Danish) comes from Danish frokost, from Middle Low German vrōkost, from Middle Low German kost, from German Kosten, from Italian costo, from Polish koszt, from Hungarian kösz, from Hungarian köszönöm — 3rd person plural verb ending.
julefrokost (Danish): Christmas party at home or at work
Definitions
- Christmas party at home or at work
Ancestry of “julefrokost”, step by step
julefrokost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish frokost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | frokost | lunch |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vrōkost | early meal |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kost | meal; food |
| 4 | German | Kosten | costs |
| 5 | Italian | costo | cost; expense; usury |
| 6 | Polish | koszt | cost |
| 7 | Hungarian | kösz | thanks |
| 8 | Hungarian | köszönöm | first-person singular indicative present definite... |
| 9 | Hungarian | -öm | Used to form the first-person singular present... |
| 10 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 11 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 12 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |