Where does “gäddfärs” come from?

gäddfärs (Swedish) comes from Swedish fars, from French farce, from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

gäddfärs (Swedish): ground pike, minced pike

Definitions

  1. ground pike, minced pike

Ancestry of “gäddfärs”, step by step

gäddfärs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfarsa farce; a parody or comedy
2Frenchfarcestuffing; farce
3Old Frenchfarse—
4Old Frenchfarsir—
5LatinfarcioI cram, stuff
6Proto-Italicfarkjōto stuff
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together

via Swedish gädda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgäddapike, the freshwater fish "Esox lucius"
2Old Swedishgædda—
3Old Norsegeddapike
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic farkjō →Every word from Latin farcio →
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