Where does “varmkorv” come from?
varmkorv (Swedish) comes from Swedish korv, from Old Swedish korver, from Old Norse kurfr, from Proto-Germanic kurbiz, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
varmkorv (Swedish): a hot dog (with or without a bun)
Definitions
- a hot dog (with or without a bun)
Ancestry of “varmkorv”, step by step
varmkorv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.