Where does “fläsksvål” come from?

fläsksvål (Swedish) comes from Swedish fläsk, from Old Swedish flæsk, from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- — to tear, peel off; to tear, rend.

fläsksvål (Swedish): pork rind (rind of pork meat)

Definitions

  1. pork rind (rind of pork meat)

Ancestry of “fläsksvål”, step by step

fläsksvål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fläsk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfläskpork; fat on a human body
2Old Swedishflæsk—
3Old Norseflesk—
4Proto-Germanicflaiskimeat, flesh
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁ḱ-to tear, peel off; to tear, rend

via Swedish sval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvalcool, slightly chilly; chilly; a section of a...
2Old Norsesvǫrðrthe skin of the head; a rope of walrus-hide
3Proto-Germanicswarduzrind, tough skin; turf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flaiski →Every word from Old Norse flesk →