Where does “pannbiff” come from?
pannbiff (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.
pannbiff (Swedish): a dish of ground meat formed into thick patties and fried in a pan, of which Salisbury steak could be considered a variety
Definitions
- a dish of ground meat formed into thick patties and fried in a pan, of which Salisbury steak could be considered a variety
Ancestry of “pannbiff”, step by step
pannbiff 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 |
via Swedish panna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | panna | forehead; pan; receptacle used for cooking;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | panna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pannǭ | pan |
| 4 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 5 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 10 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |