lox

Where does the word "lox" come from? It comes from Yiddish laks, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).

Lox’s story begins in Yiddish: laks meant “salmon.” Meaning "salmon", from an old Germanic root. It reached English by 1900s as lox. Yiddish 'laks', salmon; bagels and lox became a New York Sunday brunch staple. Today, lox means salmon that has been cured in a brine solution.

1. Stage 1 · Yiddish · medieval laks "salmon", meaning "salmon", from an old Germanic root.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1900s lox "brine-cured salmon", Yiddish 'laks', salmon; bagels and lox became a New York Sunday brunch staple.