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
Definitions
- crispbread
Ancestry of “näkkileipä”, step by step
näkkileipä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish knäckebröd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Finnish nakki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nakki | wiener, frankfurter, hot dog; "nakit silmillä" =... |
| 2 | Swedish | snäcka | seashell; cochlea; a small earphone, to be placed... |
| 3 | Middle High German | snëgge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sneggo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sneggô | snail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gô | Appended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,... |