Where does “smuldeg” come from?
smuldeg (Swedish) comes from Swedish deg, from Old Swedish degher, from Old Norse deig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
smuldeg (Swedish): a crumbly dough for smulpaj; made of wheat flour, sugar, butter, and sometimes rolled oats
Definitions
- a crumbly dough for smulpaj; made of wheat flour, sugar, butter, and sometimes rolled oats
Ancestry of “smuldeg”, step by step
smuldeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish deg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | deg | dough; a thick mix of flour and water; dough;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | degher | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | deig | dough |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |
via Swedish smula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | smula | a crumb; a tiny bit; to shred |
| 2 | Old Norse | mold | earth, dirt, soil |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | muldō | mould; soil, dirt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |