Where does “pepparkaksgumma” come from?
pepparkaksgumma (Swedish) comes from Swedish pepparkaka, from Swedish peppar, from Old Norse piparr, from Old Saxon *pipar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
pepparkaksgumma (Swedish): a gingerbread woman
Definitions
- a gingerbread woman
Ancestry of “pepparkaksgumma”, step by step
pepparkaksgumma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish pepparkaka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pepparkaka | Certain types of gingersnap or gingerbread,... |
| 2 | Swedish | peppar | pepper |
| 3 | Old Norse | piparr | pepper |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *pipar | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 6 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 8 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |
via Swedish gumma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gumma | an old woman, an old lady |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |