Where does “frukost på sängen” come from?
frukost på sängen (Swedish) comes from Swedish frukost, from Old Swedish frokoster, from Middle Low German vrōkost, from Middle Low German kost, from German Kosten, from Italian costo, from Polish koszt, from Hungarian kösz — 3rd person plural verb ending.
frukost på sängen (Swedish): breakfast in bed
Definitions
- breakfast in bed
Ancestry of “frukost på sängen”, step by step
frukost på sängen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish frukost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frukost | a breakfast |
| 2 | Old Swedish | frokoster | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vrōkost | early meal |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kost | meal; food |
| 5 | German | Kosten | costs |
| 6 | Italian | costo | cost; expense; usury |
| 7 | Polish | koszt | cost |
| 8 | Hungarian | kösz | thanks |
| 9 | Hungarian | köszönöm | first-person singular indicative present definite... |
| 10 | Hungarian | -öm | Used to form the first-person singular present... |
| 11 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 12 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 13 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |
via Swedish sängen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sängen | — |