Where does “krokan” come from?
krokan (Swedish) comes from French croquembouche, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
krokan (Swedish): croquembouche
Definitions
- croquembouche
Ancestry of “krokan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croquembouche | croquembouche French dessert made from a pile of profiteroles coated with caramel |
| 2 | French | en | in; to; by |
| 3 | Middle French | en | on; on to |
| 4 | Old French | en | in; inside; on; upon; in |
| 5 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 6 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |