Where does “korvstroganoff” come from?
korvstroganoff (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...
Ancestry of “korvstroganoff”, step by step
korvstroganoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish korv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | korv | a sausage |
| 2 | Old Swedish | korver | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kurfr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kurbiz | a cut; a score; notch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English stroganoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stroganoff | A dish of sautéed pieces of beef served in a... |
| 2 | Russian | Стро́ганов | Stroganoff |