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

  1. a hot dog (with or without a bun)

Ancestry of “varmkorv”, step by step

varmkorv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish korv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorva sausage
2Old Swedishkorver
3Old Norsekurfr
4Proto-Germanickurbiza cut; a score; notch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Swedish varm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvarmwarm, hot; of high temperature; warm, caring
2Old Swedishvarmberwarm
3Old Norsevarmrwarm
4Proto-Germanicwarmazwarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr

Words derived from “varmkorv

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-
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