Where does “smörgåsgurka” come from?
smörgåsgurka (Swedish) comes from Swedish gurka, from Low German Gurk, from Middle Low German augurke, from Polish ogórek, from Greek άγουρος, from Ancient Greek ἄωρος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə- — together, one.
smörgåsgurka (Swedish): pickle, gherkin (pickled in vinegar and sweetened)
Definitions
- pickle, gherkin (pickled in vinegar and sweetened)
Ancestry of “smörgåsgurka”, step by step
smörgåsgurka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gurka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 2 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 3 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 4 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 5 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Swedish smörgås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | smörgås | an sandwich; a slice of bread with toppings |
| 2 | Swedish | smör | butter |
| 3 | Old Swedish | smiør | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | smjǫr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |