Where does “kråsnål” come from?
kråsnål (Swedish) comes from Westrobothnian krås, from Old Norse krás, from Esperanto kreso, from English cress, from Middle English croys, from Old French crois, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks — to caw, crow.
kråsnål (Swedish): stickpin
Definitions
- stickpin
Ancestry of “kråsnål”, step by step
kråsnål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Westrobothnian krås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westrobothnian | krås | pastry, dessert of pastries and the like |
| 2 | Old Norse | krás | delicious food |
| 3 | Esperanto | kreso | cress |
| 4 | English | cress | A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous.... |
| 5 | Middle English | croys | cross |
| 6 | Old French | crois | cross; crossroads |
| 7 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |