Where does “lövbiff” come from?
lövbiff (Swedish) comes from Swedish biff, from English beef, from Middle English bef, from Old French buef, from Latin bōs, from Ancient Greek βοῦς, from Latin corvus, from Proto-Italic korwos — army.
lövbiff (Swedish): a minute steak, a cube steak (thin cut of beef, able to be cooked quickly)
Definitions
- a minute steak, a cube steak (thin cut of beef, able to be cooked quickly)
Ancestry of “lövbiff”, step by step
lövbiff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish biff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | biff | a steak, a beefsteak |
| 2 | English | beef | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | bef | beef; cow flesh or meat; A bovine or its carcass |
| 4 | Old French | buef | cow |
| 5 | Latin | bōs | head of cattle (cow, bull, steer, or ox) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βοῦς | cow, ox, cattle; shield: ὃτι ἐκ βοείων ἐστι... |
| 7 | Latin | corvus | A raven; a bird associated with prophecy and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |