Where does “änglamat” come from?

änglamat (Swedish) comes from Swedish ängel, from Old Frisian angel, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil — angel.

änglamat (Swedish): a traditional Scandinavian dessert with mashed fruit, breadcrumbs and whipped cream; equivalent to Norwegian tilslørte bondepiker

Definitions

  1. a traditional Scandinavian dessert with mashed fruit, breadcrumbs and whipped cream; equivalent to Norwegian tilslørte bondepiker

Ancestry of “änglamat”, step by step

änglamat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ängel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishängelan angel
2Old Frisianangelfishhook
3Proto-West Germanicangilangel
4Latinangelusangel; messenger
5Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
6Old Norseengillangel
7Old Saxonengilangel

via Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Old Saxon engilEvery word from Proto-West Germanic angilEvery word from Latin angelus