Where does “korvfest” come from?

korvfest (Swedish) comes from Swedish korv, from Old Swedish korver, from Old Norse kurfr, from Proto-Germanic kurbiz, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

korvfest (Swedish): a sausage party

Definitions

  1. a sausage party

Ancestry of “korvfest”, step by step

korvfest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish korv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorva sausage
2Old Swedishkorver—
3Old Norsekurfr—
4Proto-Germanickurbiza cut; a score; notch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Swedish fest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfestparty, celebration
2Latinfestuma holiday, festival; a banquet, feast
3LatinfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry
4Proto-Italicfēstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →