Where does “brakmiddag” come from?

brakmiddag (Swedish) comes from Swedish middag, from Old Swedish miþdagher.

brakmiddag (Swedish): a large, lavish dinner

Definitions

  1. a large, lavish dinner

Ancestry of “brakmiddag”, step by step

brakmiddag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish middag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmiddagmidday, noon; lunch; dinner
2Old Swedishmiþdagher—

via Proto-Germanic brak-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrak-bushes, undergrowth
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Old Swedish miþdagher →Every word from Swedish middag →