Where does “knapersteka” come from?

knapersteka (Swedish) comes from Swedish knaprig, from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

knapersteka (Swedish): to fry until relatively hard and crispy (of for example bacon)

Definitions

  1. to fry until relatively hard and crispy (of for example bacon)

Ancestry of “knapersteka”, step by step

knapersteka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish knaprig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishknaprigfirm and crispy
2Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
3Swedish-og—
4Old Swedish-ogher—
5Old Norse-igr-y
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Swedish steka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstekato fry: to cook in hot fat; to roast in an oven;...
2Old Norsesteikjato roast; to fry, roast
3Proto-Germanicstaiko-—
4Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Swedish -ig →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →