Where does “lunch” come from?

lunch (Swedish) comes from English lunch, from English luncheon — A formal meal served in the middle of the day;...

lunch (Swedish): a lunch, a meal eaten about noon

Definitions

  1. a lunch, a meal eaten about noon

Ancestry of “lunch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlunchA light meal usually eaten around midday, notably...
2EnglishluncheonA formal meal served in the middle of the day;...

Words derived from “lunch”

Every word from English luncheon →