Where does “bananahýði” come from?
bananahýði (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic banani, from Danish banan, from English banana, from Spanish banana, from Portuguese banana, from Wolof banaana — banana.
bananahýði (Icelandic): banana skin
Definitions
- banana skin
Ancestry of “bananahýði”, step by step
bananahýði traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic banani
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | banani | a banana |
| 2 | Danish | banan | banana |
| 3 | English | banana | An elongated curved tropical fruit that grows in... |
| 4 | Spanish | banana | banana fruit |
| 5 | Portuguese | banana | banana; penis; bras d'honneur |
| 6 | Wolof | banaana | banana |
via Icelandic hýði
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hýði | peel, skin |