Where does “polkagris” come from?

polkagris (Swedish) comes from Swedish gris, from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

polkagris (Swedish): candy cane (an edible peppermint-flavored candy, usually in the shape of a staff)

Definitions

  1. candy cane (an edible peppermint-flavored candy, usually in the shape of a staff)

Ancestry of “polkagris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrisa pig; mammal of the genus "Sus"; a piglet; young...
2Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
3Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →Every word from Swedish gris →