Where does “bananskall” come from?

bananskall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål banan, from Wolof banaana, from Portuguese banana — banana; penis; bras d'honneur.

bananskall (Norwegian Bokmål): a banana skin or banana peel

Definitions

  1. a banana skin or banana peel

Ancestry of “bananskall”, step by step

bananskall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål banan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbanana banana
2Wolofbanaanabanana
3Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur

via Norwegian Bokmål skall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskallskin or peel; shell
Every word from Portuguese banana →Every word from Wolof banaana →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål banan →