Etymology

karsk

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Today it means: A Swedish and Norwegian cocktail (from the Trøndelag region) containing coffee together with moonshine. Full definition →

Norwegian karsk ← Old Norse karskr
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The story

  1. Old Norse · derived fromkarskr
  2. Norwegian · borrowed fromkarsk
  3. English todaykarsk

Borrowed from Norwegian karsk, from Old Norse karskr.

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