← Back to context Comment by jimswhims 4 months ago Think it comes from the german word for salmon, "Lachs", or at least an earlier version of the word. 2 comments jimswhims Reply unwind 4 months ago Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax miramba 4 months ago I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect.
unwind 4 months ago Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax
miramba 4 months ago I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect.
Swedish is even closer, there it's "lax" [1].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravlax
I learned about „lox“ in NYC, a native told me it comes from jiddish, which is kind of a german dialect.