Where does “räkchips” come from?
räkchips (Swedish) comes from Swedish räka, from Old Norse hrókr, from Old French roc, from Arabic رُخّ, from Persian رخ, from Middle Persian lhw', from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
räkchips (Swedish): a prawn cracker
Definitions
- a prawn cracker
Ancestry of “räkchips”, step by step
räkchips traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish räka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | räka | a shrimp, a prawn |
| 2 | Old Norse | hrókr | rook; rook, castle |
| 3 | Old French | roc | rook |
| 4 | Arabic | رُخّ | — |
| 5 | Persian | رخ | rook; cheek; face |
| 6 | Middle Persian | lhw' | rook, castle |
| 7 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |
via Swedish chips
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | chips | US a chip, UK a crisp |
| 2 | English | chips | Third-person singular simple present indicative... |
| 3 | English | chip | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid... |
| 4 | Middle English | chip | fragment, worthless thing; chip, shard, fragment |
| 5 | Old English | ċipp | chip; small piece of wood; chip, splinter,... |
| 6 | Old English | ċippian | to cut; hew |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kipp- | to chop; split; to cut; carve; hack; chop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵey- | to split; divide; germinate; sprout; to split;... |