Where does “jordmandel” come from?

jordmandel (Swedish) comes from Swedish mandel, from German mandel, from Middle High German mandel, from Old High German mandala, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη — almond; peach stone.

jordmandel (Swedish): chufa, Cyperus esculentus

Definitions

  1. chufa, Cyperus esculentus

Ancestry of “jordmandel”, step by step

jordmandel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mandel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmandelan almond, a kind of nut; a tonsil
2Germanmandelalmond
3Middle High Germanmandel—
4Old High Germanmandalaalmond
5Latinamygdalaalmond tree; almond; tonsil
6Ancient Greekἀμυγδάληalmond; peach stone

via Swedish jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
2Old Swedishiorþearth, land
3Old Norsejǫrðearth
4Proto-Germanicerþōearth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη →Every word from Latin amygdala →Every word from Old High German mandala →