List of English words of Swedish origin
- List of English words of Swedish origin
This is a list of English language words borrowed from the Swedish language. Some may be from other Scandinavian languages such as Danish or Norwegian, or may come from Old Norse when it was a single language.
* ångström, (after the Swedish scientist Anders Jonas Ångström)
* fartlek "speed-play", technique used in running [ [http://www.bartleby.com/61/36/F0043650.html fartlek. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000 ] ]
* gauntlet, ("run the"..., from Swedish "gatlopp")
* glögg, (Swedish term for mulled wine)
* gravlax literally meaning "grave salmon", salmon preserved originally underground.
* gyttja Fact|date=August 2008
* lek, (from the Swedish "leka", "to play") [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=lek&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary ] ]
* lingonberry, from "lingon"
* moped
* ombudsman [ [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=ombudsman&searchmode=none Online Etymology Dictionary ] ]
* orienteering [ [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orienteering Merriam-Webster] ]
* sloid from "slöjd" Fact|date=March 2008
* smorgasbord (from the Swedish "smörgåsbord"), which in Swedish only refers to a buffet with very specific types of food
* surströmming
* tungsten literally "heavy stone", refers in Swedish to a mineral containing tungsten and not the metal itself
References
See also
* Lists of English words of international origin
* List of English words of Old Norse origin
* List of English words of Scandinavian origin
* List of English words of Norwegian origin
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