Where does “makrillfilé” come from?

makrillfilé (Swedish) comes from Swedish makrill, from Dutch makreel, from Middle Dutch makereel, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken, from Middle Low German māken, from Old Saxon makōn — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

makrillfilé (Swedish): mackerel fillet

Definitions

  1. mackerel fillet

Ancestry of “makrillfilé”, step by step

makrillfilé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish makrill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmakrillmackerel, Scomber scombrus
2Dutchmakreelmackerel, "Scomber scombrus"; Any fish of the...
3Middle Dutchmakereel
4Old Frenchmaquerelmackerel
5Middle Dutchmakelare
6Low GermanmakenTo make
7Middle Low Germanmāken
8Old Saxonmakōnto make
9Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
10Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Swedish filé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfiléa fillet (boneless strip or compact piece of meat or fish), tenderloin (when of beef or pork)
2Frenchfilettrickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke)
3Middle Frenchfilet
4Old Frenchfiletstrip, thread, ligament or filament
5Old Frenchfilson; thread
6Latinfīliusa son
7Old Latinfīlios
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁y-li-ossucker
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁(y)-to suckle, nurse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic makazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic makōn