Where does “örtkrydda” come from?

örtkrydda (Swedish) comes from Swedish ört, from Old Norse urt, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

örtkrydda (Swedish): herb (prepared as seasoning)

Definitions

  1. herb (prepared as seasoning)

Ancestry of “örtkrydda”, step by step

örtkrydda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ört

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishörtherb
2Old Norseurt—
3Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Swedish krydda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkryddaa spice or herb; to spice; to salt
2GermanKrautherb; useful plant; plant whose above-ground...
3Middle High Germankrūt—
4Old High Germankrūt—
5Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →
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