Where does “älgfärs” come from?

älgfärs (Swedish) comes from Swedish fars, from French farce, from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

älgfärs (Swedish): ground moose

Definitions

  1. ground moose

Ancestry of “älgfärs”, step by step

älgfärs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfarsa farce; a parody or comedy
2Frenchfarcestuffing; farce
3Old Frenchfarse—
4Old Frenchfarsir—
5LatinfarcioI cram, stuff
6Proto-Italicfarkjōto stuff
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

via Swedish älg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishälgelk
2Old Swedishælgherelk
3Old Norseelgrmoose, elk
4Proto-Germanicalgizelk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic farkjō →Every word from Latin farcio →