Where does “bladdeg” come from?
bladdeg (Swedish) comes from Swedish blad, from Old Swedish blaþ, from Old Norse blað, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bladdeg (Swedish): puff pastry, especially if the butter has been replaced by another type of fat (e.g. margarine)
Definitions
- puff pastry, especially if the butter has been replaced by another type of fat (e.g. margarine)
Ancestry of “bladdeg”, step by step
bladdeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish blad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blad | Blade, leaf; an organ of a plant; Leaf, sheet; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | blaþ | leaf; page; blade |
| 3 | Old Norse | blað | a leaf of a plant; herb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Swedish deg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | deg | dough; a thick mix of flour and water; dough;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | degher | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | deig | dough |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |