Where does “ättiksgurka” come from?
ättiksgurka (Swedish) comes from Swedish ättika, from Old Norse edik, from Dutch edik, from Middle Dutch edic, from Old Dutch etig, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum, from French -ate — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
ättiksgurka (Swedish): pickle, gherkin
Definitions
- pickle, gherkin
Ancestry of “ättiksgurka”, step by step
ättiksgurka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ättika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ättika | vinegar |
| 2 | Old Norse | edik | — |
| 3 | Dutch | edik | vinegar, especially dilute vinegar used as a... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | edic | vinegar |
| 5 | Old Dutch | etig | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *atek | — |
| 7 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 8 | French | -ate | ate |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via Swedish gurka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 2 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 3 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 4 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 5 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |