Where does “näkkileipä” come from?
näkkileipä (Finnish) comes from Swedish knäckebröd, from Swedish bröd, from Old Swedish brøþ, from Old Norse brauð, from Proto-Germanic braudą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
näkkileipä (Finnish): crispbread
Ancestry of “näkkileipä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | knäckebröd | crisp bread |
| 2 | Swedish | bröd | bread |
| 3 | Old Swedish | brøþ | bread |
| 4 | Old Norse | brauð | bread |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | braudą | fragment, piece; bread |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
Words derived from “näkkileipä”