Where does “påbrödskort” come from?
påbrödskort (Swedish) comes from Swedish kört, from Danish kort, from Low German kort, from German karte, from Middle High German karte, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
påbrödskort (Swedish): a ration card for additional rations, given to manual labourers or similar
Definitions
- a ration card for additional rations, given to manual labourers or similar
Ancestry of “påbrödskort”, step by step
påbrödskort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kört
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kört | short |
| 2 | Danish | kort | short; brief; briefly |
| 3 | Low German | kort | a card |
| 4 | German | karte | card flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc |
| 5 | Middle High German | karte | — |
| 6 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 7 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 8 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 9 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 10 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 11 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Swedish påbröd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | påbröd | a free extra piece of bread given in addition with purchases from a bakery |
| 2 | Swedish | bröd | bread |
| 3 | Old Swedish | brøþ | bread |
| 4 | Old Norse | brauð | bread |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | braudą | fragment, piece; bread |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |