Where does “sesamfrö” come from?
sesamfrö (Swedish) comes from Swedish sesam, from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek Σήσαμον, from Aramaic שושמא, from Aramaic שומשומא, from Akkadian šamaššammum, from Akkadian šamnum, from Proto-Semitic *šamn- — fat (foodstuff).
sesamfrö (Swedish): sesame seed
Definitions
- sesame seed
Ancestry of “sesamfrö”, step by step
sesamfrö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sesam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sesam | sesame tropical Asian plant |
| 2 | Latin | sēsamum | sesame |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σήσαμον | sesame |
| 4 | Aramaic | שושמא | — |
| 5 | Aramaic | שומשומא | — |
| 6 | Akkadian | šamaššammum | an oil-producing plant and its seeds, probably sesame |
| 7 | Akkadian | šamnum | oil, fat, cream |
| 8 | Proto-Semitic | *šamn- | fat (foodstuff) |
via Swedish frö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | frö | seed; a source or beginning; germ, seed; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | frø | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fræ | a seed of a plant; inflection of frær: ## strong... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fraiwą | seed, semen; gender; offspring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)per- | to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;... |