"Hetvägg is the oldest name, from middle German "hete weggen" = hot wedges or "heisse wecken" = hot buns." I found two good sources and will update the text accordingly: http://www.rootsweb.com/~swewgw/Fact/Cult/facCulTrad02.htm http://www.nordiskamuseet.se/makeframeset.asp?sUrl=http%3A//www.nordiskamuseet.se/publication.asp%3Fpublicationid%3D1437&Cat=&catName=&publicationid=1437