English
gravadlax
Gravadlax comes from Swedish grav ‘grave’.
- Swedishmoderngrav‘grave’
- Swedish, derivedmoderngrava
- Swedish, derivedmoderngravad laxliterally ‘salmon dry-cured in salt and sugar’
- Englishtodaygravadlax
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Swedishmoderngrav‘grave’
- Swedish, derivedmoderngrava
- Swedish, derivedmoderngravad laxliterally ‘salmon dry-cured in salt and sugar’
- Englishtodaygravadlax
The story
Borrowed from Swedish gravad lax (literally “salmon dry-cured in salt and sugar”), from grava and lax.
Every English word from Swedish grav
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Swedish grav / gravadlax