Where does “risgrynsgröt” come from?
risgrynsgröt (Swedish) comes from Swedish risgryn, from Swedish ris, from Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα.
risgrynsgröt (Swedish): porridge made of rice and milk, rice pudding; eaten with sugar and cinnamon all year round, but particularly associated with Christmas
Definitions
- porridge made of rice and milk, rice pudding; eaten with sugar and cinnamon all year round, but particularly associated with Christmas
Ancestry of “risgrynsgröt”, step by step
risgrynsgröt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish risgryn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | risgryn | a grain of rice |
| 2 | Swedish | ris | small shrubs, such as blueberry and lingonberry,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | rís | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | rīs | — |
| 5 | Old French | ris | reef |
| 6 | Italian | riso | laughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere |
| 7 | Latin | rīsus | laughed at, ridiculed, mocked, having been ridiculed |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὄρυζα | rice |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *wrinǰiš | — |