Where does “jordärtskocka” come from?
jordärtskocka (Swedish) comes from Swedish ärtskocka, from Italian articiocco, from French artichaut, from Old Spanish alcarchofa, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْخَرْشُوف, from Arabic اَلْخُرْشُوف, from Arabic خُرْشُوف — artichoke.
jordärtskocka (Swedish): Jerusalem artichoke; a sunflower of species Helianthus tuberosus, native to North America, having yellow flower heads and edible tubers
Definitions
- Jerusalem artichoke; a sunflower of species Helianthus tuberosus, native to North America, having yellow flower heads and edible tubers
Ancestry of “jordärtskocka”, step by step
jordärtskocka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ärtskocka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ärtskocka | — |
| 2 | Italian | articiocco | artichoke |
| 3 | French | artichaut | artichoke |
| 4 | Old Spanish | alcarchofa | artichoke |
| 5 | Andalusian Arabic | اَلْخَرْشُوف | — |
| 6 | Arabic | اَلْخُرْشُوف | — |
| 7 | Arabic | خُرْشُوف | artichoke |