Where does “fläskfilé” come from?
fläskfilé (Swedish) comes from Swedish filé, from French filet, from Middle French filet, from Old French filet, from Old French fil, from Latin fīlius, from Old Latin fīlios, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁y-li-os — to suckle, nurse.
fläskfilé (Swedish): pork tenderloin, pork fillet
Definitions
- pork tenderloin, pork fillet
Ancestry of “fläskfilé”, step by step
fläskfilé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish filé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | filé | a fillet (boneless strip or compact piece of meat or fish), tenderloin (when of beef or pork) |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |