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Where does “karaffel” come from?

karaffel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic غُرْفَة, from Arabic غَرَفَ — to ladle.

karaffel (Norwegian Nynorsk): carafe, decanter

Definitions

  1. carafe, decanter

Ancestry of “karaffel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarafecarafe
2Italiancaraffacarafe; decanter; pitcher
3Spanishgarrafacarafe
4Arabicغُرْفَةcup or dipper
5Arabicغَرَفَto ladle
Every word from Arabic غَرَفَ →