Where does “smulgubbe” come from?
smulgubbe (Swedish) comes from Swedish jordgubbe, from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
smulgubbe (Swedish): a hybrid cultivar berry (Fragaria × vescana) between the garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) and the wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Definitions
- a hybrid cultivar berry (Fragaria × vescana) between the garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) and the wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca)
Ancestry of “smulgubbe”, step by step
smulgubbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish jordgubbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jordgubbe | a strawberry, from Fragaria × ananassa; a wild... |
| 2 | Swedish | jord | earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | iorþ | earth, land |
| 4 | Old Norse | jǫrð | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Swedish smultron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | smultron | wild strawberry, Fragaria vesca (plant and berry) |