Where does “rödbetssallad” come from?

rödbetssallad (Swedish) comes from Swedish rödbeta, from Swedish beta, from Swedish bete, from Swedish be, from Swedish bedja, from Portuguese velha, from Portuguese velho, from Old Portuguese velho — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

rödbetssallad (Swedish): a dish consisting of diced beetroot mixed into a dressing

Definitions

  1. a dish consisting of diced beetroot mixed into a dressing

Ancestry of “rödbetssallad”, step by step

rödbetssallad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rödbeta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrödbetabeetroot
2Swedishbetabeta; the Greek letter Β, β; a beta version of a...
3Swedishbetebait; what an animal eats when grazing; tusk
4Swedishbeto ask for, request someone else to do something;...
5SwedishbedjaDated form of be
6Portuguesevelhafeminine singular of velho; female equivalent of...
7Portuguesevelhoold; ancient; old; aged; old
8Old Portuguesevelho—
9Late Latinveclus—
10Latinvetulusold; little old, poor old; old man; little old...
11Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
12Proto-Italic-olos—
13Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
14Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
15Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Swedish sallad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsalladsalad; vegetables consisting of leaves, typically...
2Frenchsaladesalad; sallet
3Italiansalada—
4Vulgar Latinsalatasalted
5LatinSalothat flows near Bilbilis and then into the Iberus, now the Jalón
6Latinsaliōto leap, jump, bound
7Latinsālsalt
8Proto-Italicsālssalt
9Proto-Indo-European*sḗh₂lsalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ulus →Every word from Latin vetulus →