Where does “plockmat” come from?

plockmat (Swedish) comes from Swedish mat, from Old Norse matr, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

plockmat (Swedish): finger food

Definitions

  1. finger food

Ancestry of “plockmat”, step by step

plockmat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Swedish plocka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishplockato pick; to pluck
2Proto-Germanicplukkōnąto pluck, pull out or off
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mōsą →Every word from Proto-Germanic matiz →