Where does “varm choklad” come from?
varm choklad (Swedish) comes from Swedish varm, from Old Swedish varmber, from Old Norse varmr, from Proto-Germanic warmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.
varm choklad (Swedish): hot chocolate
Definitions
- hot chocolate
Ancestry of “varm choklad”, step by step
varm choklad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish varm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | varm | warm, hot; of high temperature; warm, caring |
| 2 | Old Swedish | varmber | warm |
| 3 | Old Norse | varmr | warm |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warmaz | warm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |
via Swedish choklad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | choklad | chocolate |
| 2 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 3 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 5 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |