Where does “peanøttsmør” come from?
peanøttsmør (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk peanøtt, from English peanut, from English pea, from English pease, from Middle English pese, from Old English pise, from Late Latin pisa, from Latin pīsum — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".
peanøttsmør (Norwegian Nynorsk): peanut butter
Ancestry of “peanøttsmør”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | peanøtt | a :peanut |
| 2 | English | peanut | A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant... |
| 3 | English | pea | A plant, Pisum sativum, member of the legume ... |
| 4 | English | pease | Alternative form of pea; To make peace between ;... |
| 5 | Middle English | pese | A pea; The leguminous plant Pisum sativum;... |
| 6 | Old English | pise | pea |
| 7 | Late Latin | pisa | nominative plural of pisum; accusative plural of... |
| 8 | Latin | pīsum | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |