Where does “raggmunk” come from?
raggmunk (Swedish) comes from Swedish ragg, from Swedish ragga, from Swedish raga, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa.
raggmunk (Swedish): a potato pancake
Definitions
- a potato pancake
Ancestry of “raggmunk”, step by step
raggmunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ragg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ragg | coarse fur, bristles |
| 2 | Swedish | ragga | to go around untidy, uncombed, hair hanging down;... |
| 3 | Swedish | raga | to stagger |
| 4 | Swedish | a | from |
| 5 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 6 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 7 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 8 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 9 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish munk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | munk | monk; donut; deep-fried piece of dough |