Where does “perusruokakori” come from?
perusruokakori (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruokakori, from Finnish kori, from Swedish korg, from Old Swedish korgher, from Old Norse kǫrf, from Middle Low German korf, from Old Saxon korf, from Proto-Germanic *korb — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
perusruokakori (Finnish): basic food basket
Definitions
- basic food basket
Ancestry of “perusruokakori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruokakori | food basket |
| 2 | Finnish | kori | basket; made of wicker; bodywork, auto body |
| 3 | Swedish | korg | basket; Short for vagnskorg |
| 4 | Old Swedish | korgher | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | kǫrf | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | korf | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | korf | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 9 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |