Where does “chokladbrun” come from?
chokladbrun (Swedish) comes from Swedish brun, from Old Swedish brūn, from Old Norse brúnn, from Proto-Germanic brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
chokladbrun (Swedish): chocolate (of chocolate color)
Definitions
- chocolate (of chocolate color)
Ancestry of “chokladbrun”, step by step
chokladbrun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish brun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brun | of the color brown |
| 2 | Old Swedish | brūn | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | brúnn | brown; bright; a black horse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Swedish choklad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | choklad | chocolate |
| 2 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 3 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 5 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |