Where does “buljongtärning” come from?
buljongtärning (Swedish) comes from Swedish buljong, from French bouillon, from French bouillir, from Middle French bouillir, from Old French boillir, from Old French bolir, from Latin bulliō, from Latin -iō — he, she.
buljongtärning (Swedish): a bouillon cube
Definitions
- a bouillon cube
Ancestry of “buljongtärning”, step by step
buljongtärning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish buljong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | buljong | broth, stock, bouillon |
| 2 | French | bouillon | broth; bubble rising from a boiling liquid; gulp... |
| 3 | French | bouillir | to boil; to seethe |
| 4 | Middle French | bouillir | to boil |
| 5 | Old French | boillir | alternative infinitive of bolir; to boil, burst |
| 6 | Old French | bolir | to boil |
| 7 | Latin | bulliō | to bubble |
| 8 | Latin | -iō | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish tärning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tärning | die (polyhedron used in games of chance) |