Where does “gäddnate” come from?

gäddnate (Swedish) comes from Swedish gädda, from Old Swedish gædda, from Old Norse gedda — pike.

gäddnate (Swedish): pondweed in particular

Definitions

  1. pondweed in particular

Ancestry of “gäddnate”, step by step

gäddnate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gädda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgäddapike, the freshwater fish "Esox lucius"
2Old Swedishgædda—
3Old Norsegeddapike

via Swedish nate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnate—
Every word from Old Norse gedda →Every word from Old Swedish gædda →Every word from Swedish gädda →