English
lefse
Lefse comes from Norwegian lefse.
- Norwegianmodernlefse
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Norwegianmodernlefse
- Englishearliest quotation 2007same form
Earliest quotation: 2007, Monica Davey, For Children of Norway, a Rift With the Mother Country: “We treasure the heritage more here than they do…”
Every English word from Norwegian lefse
Today it means
noun A traditional soft Norwegian flatbread made from potato, flour, and milk or cream (or sometimes lard) and cooked on a griddle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Norwegian lefse / lefse