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
- mackerel fillet
Ancestry of “makrillfilé”, step by step
makrillfilé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish makrill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | makrill | mackerel, Scomber scombrus |
| 2 | Dutch | makreel | mackerel, "Scomber scombrus"; Any fish of the... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | makereel | — |
| 4 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 6 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 7 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Swedish filé
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | filé | a fillet (boneless strip or compact piece of meat or fish), tenderloin (when of beef or pork) |
| 2 | French | filet | trickle, drizzle (of liquid etc.), wisp (of smoke) |
| 3 | Middle French | filet | — |
| 4 | Old French | filet | strip, thread, ligament or filament |
| 5 | Old French | fil | son; thread |
| 6 | Latin | fīlius | a son |
| 7 | Old Latin | fīlios | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁y-li-os | sucker |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁(y)- | to suckle, nurse |