Where does “kycklingbröst” come from?
kycklingbröst (Swedish) comes from Swedish kyckling, from Old Swedish kyklinger, from Old Norse kjúklingr, from Proto-Germanic *kiukilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
kycklingbröst (Swedish): chicken breast
Definitions
- chicken breast
Ancestry of “kycklingbröst”, step by step
kycklingbröst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kyckling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kyckling | chick; young chicken; chicken |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kyklinger | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kjúklingr | chicken |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kiukilingaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ilingaz | Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |