Where does “ärtsoppa” come from?
ärtsoppa (Swedish) comes from Swedish ärt, from Old Swedish art, from Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
ärtsoppa (Swedish): pea soup
Definitions
- pea soup
Ancestry of “ärtsoppa”, step by step
ärtsoppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ärt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ärt | Any species in the Fabacea family; Plant of such... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | art | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | art | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *ard | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Swedish soppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | soppa | soup; a dish; mess; an unordered, chaotic and... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | -suppa | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | soppa | soup; accusative plural indefinite of soppr m;... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | suppe | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | supô | soup, broth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |