Where does “potetskrikje” come from?

potetskrikje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk potet, from English potato, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

Ancestry of “potetskrikje”, step by step

potetskrikje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk potet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpoteta potato
2EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
3Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
4Taínobatatasweet potato

via Norwegian Nynorsk skrikje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskrikjea jay
2Norwegian NynorskskrikeAlternative form of skrika
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potato →