Where does “spiselkrans” come from?

spiselkrans (Swedish) comes from Swedish krans, from Old Norse kranz, from Middle Low German kranz, from Middle High German Kranz, from Old High German kranz.

spiselkrans (Swedish): a mantelpiece, a mantel (fireplace shelf)

Definitions

  1. a mantelpiece, a mantel (fireplace shelf)

Ancestry of “spiselkrans”, step by step

spiselkrans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish krans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkranswreath; ring, wheel; periphery
2Old Norsekranz
3Middle Low Germankranz
4Middle High GermanKranz
5Old High Germankranz

via Swedish spis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspisa stove, a cooker (with hot plates or the like and often a built-in oven)
Every word from Old High German kranzEvery word from Middle High German KranzEvery word from Middle Low German kranz