Where does “snabbsteka” come from?

snabbsteka (Swedish) comes from Swedish steka, from Old Norse steikja, from Proto-Germanic staiko-, from Proto-Germanic stikaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

snabbsteka (Swedish): to quickly fry (food)

Definitions

  1. to quickly fry (food)

Ancestry of “snabbsteka”, step by step

snabbsteka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish steka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstekato fry: to cook in hot fat; to roast in an oven;...
2Old Norsesteikjato roast; to fry, roast
3Proto-Germanicstaiko-—
4Proto-Germanicstikanąto stick; to stab
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Swedish snabb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnabbfast, quick; fast, fast-blow
2Middle High Germansnabento snap, snort
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stikaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic staiko- →