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Smorgasbord

2 stages from Swedish to English.

Today it means a buffet meal offering a variety of dishes, or a broad, varied selection
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Stage 1 of 2
smörgåsbord
Swedish · medieval
"a buffet table of open sandwiches"
combining "smörgås" (open sandwich) and "bord" (table)
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Stage 2 of 2
smorgasbord
English · 1900s
"a wide variety of dishes served buffet-style"
adopted for a buffet-style meal, later used figuratively
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