Where does “röstiperunat” come from?

röstiperunat (Finnish) comes from Finnish rösti, from Swedish röst, from German rōst, from Middle High German rōst, from Old High German rōst, from Old French rostir, from Frankish rōstjan, from Proto-Germanic raustijaną.

röstiperunat (Finnish): rösti breakfast dish of fried potatoes, traditional in Germanophone Switzerland

Definitions

  1. rösti breakfast dish of fried potatoes, traditional in Germanophone Switzerland

Ancestry of “röstiperunat”, step by step

röstiperunat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rösti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröstirösti traditional breakfast dish in Germanophone Switzerland
2Swedishröstvoice; vote
3Germanrōstroofing frame
4Middle High Germanrōst—
5Old High Germanrōst—
6Old Frenchrostirto roast; to torture by subjecting to fire
7Frankishrōstjanto roast
8Proto-Germanicraustijanąto roast
9Proto-Indo-European*Hrews-—

via Finnish peruna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperunapotato, "Solanum tuberosum"
2Swedishjordpäronpotato
3Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
4Old Swedishiorþearth, land
5Old Norsejǫrðearth
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *Hrews- →